tetrodotoxin
noun
tetrodotoxin is spelled T-E-T-R-O-D-O-T-O-X-I-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tetrodotoxin means “A neurotoxin, originally discovered in Tetraodontiformes, and found in pufferfish, blue-ringed octopus, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tetrodotoxin is tetrodotoxins.
How many letters and syllables are in tetrodotoxin?
| Letters | 12: T-E-T-R-O-D-O-T-O-X-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tetrodotoxin?
Tetrodotoxin appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of tetrodotoxin
- tetrodotoxins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tetrodotoxin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A neurotoxin, originally discovered in Tetraodontiformes, and found in pufferfish, blue-ringed octopus, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate tetrodotoxin?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of tetrodotoxin: TTX.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tetrodotoxin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense neurotoxin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tétrodotoxine |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tetrodotoxin come from?
From German Tetrodotoxin, corresponding to Tetrodon (tetr- + translingual -odon) + toxin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).