ichthyootoxin

/ˌɪkθiˈoʊ.əˌtɑksɪn/

ichthyootoxin means any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

ichthyootoxin is pronounced /ˌɪkθiˈoʊ.əˌtɑksɪn/.

Etymology

From ichthy- + oo- + toxin.

noun

Any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish.“Asano and Itoh (1962) have investigated the chemical nature of this ichthyootoxin and found it to be a lipoprotein which they designated as “dinogunellin.””