On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Saxitoxin. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as neurotoxin and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Saxitoxin in a sentence
Saxitoxin meaning
A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans
Synonyms of Saxitoxin
Using Saxitoxin
- The main meaning on this page is: A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans
- Useful related words include: neurotoxin, neurolysin.
Context around Saxitoxin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Saxitoxin
- In this selection, "saxitoxin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, concentrate, produces, enough, blocks and produced stand out and add context to how "saxitoxin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and concentrate saxitoxin produced from and grams of saxitoxin enough to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "saxitoxin" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with saxitoxin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Saxitoxin blocks sodium channels and eating contaminated seafood can result in paralysis within 30 minutes. (15 words)
Shellfish consume the organisms responsible for red tide and concentrate Saxitoxin (produced from these organisms) in their tissues. (18 words)
Two canisters containing nearly 11 grams of saxitoxin—enough to kill 55,000 people—were in Gottlieb’s depot at Fort Detrick. (22 words)
The red tides caused by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax are serious because this organism produces saxitoxin and gonyautoxins which accumulate in shellfish and if ingested may lead to paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) and can lead to death. (36 words)
Two canisters containing nearly 11 grams of saxitoxin—enough to kill 55,000 people—were in Gottlieb’s depot at Fort Detrick. (22 words)
Shellfish consume the organisms responsible for red tide and concentrate Saxitoxin (produced from these organisms) in their tissues. (18 words)
Example sentences (4)
Two canisters containing nearly 11 grams of saxitoxin—enough to kill 55,000 people—were in Gottlieb’s depot at Fort Detrick.
Saxitoxin blocks sodium channels and eating contaminated seafood can result in paralysis within 30 minutes.
Shellfish consume the organisms responsible for red tide and concentrate Saxitoxin (produced from these organisms) in their tissues.
The red tides caused by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax are serious because this organism produces saxitoxin and gonyautoxins which accumulate in shellfish and if ingested may lead to paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) and can lead to death.