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"tetrodotoxin" has 5 syllables: tetr-od-ot-ox-in.
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"Tetrodotoxin" has 5 syllables: tetr · od · ot · ox · in.
Tetrodotoxin: (neurotoxin) A neurotoxin, originally discovered in Tetraodontiformes, and found in pufferfish, blue-ringed octopus, etc.
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