saxitoxin
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
saxitoxin (countable and uncountable, plural saxitoxins)
A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in mollusks and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans
Source: Wiktionary
4 June 2024
(adjective) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; “convulsive motions”; “his body made a spasmodic jerk”; “spastic movements”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
