saxitoxin
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- A powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans
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| 2 | saxons | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | satin | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | sexton | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | saxton | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | toxin | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | seaton | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | saxony | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | antitoxin | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | antitoxins | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | saito | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | axton | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | aiton | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | toxins | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | staton | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | slaton | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | sitton | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | siting | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | seratonin | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | sayito | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | saxona | 3 | 0 |
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