How to Use neurotoxin in a Sentence

neurotoxin

noun
  • The neurotoxin will just need to degrade in your system on its own over time.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The tiny bristles are filled with a mixture of neurotoxins and break off when touched.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
  • Lead is a neurotoxin that can damage the brain and kidneys and can affect the way the body makes red blood cells.
    — Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
  • Lead is a neurotoxin that can damage the brain and kidneys and can affect the way the body makes red blood cells.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Researchers say the sting of a murder hornet is painful and packed with neurotoxins.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 4 May 2020
  • Lead is a neurotoxin, and there is no safe level of consumption.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Hanging or static bands are far less amenable to treatment with neurotoxin.
    — Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Mercury is a neurotoxin than can cause brain damage in babies.
    — Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Some pack enough neurotoxin to paralyze you with a single bite.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
  • All parts of the plant contain a neurotoxin called cycasin, which can be deadly – even in tiny amounts – to dogs and cats.
    — Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee, 14 Mar. 2018
  • At lower levels, lead is a neurotoxin that can affect how a child’s brain grows and functions.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Lead is a neurotoxin and can leach into drinking water when lead pipes corrode.
    — Tim Perry, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Wasp stings are also more painful than bee stings and contain the neurotoxin Acetylcholine.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 Jan. 2017
  • The neurotoxin didn’t work that way—and most allergies didn’t, either.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Mercury is a neurotoxin and can have detrimental effects on our health if levels are too high.
    — Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Mercury is a deadly neurotoxin that, when emitted from a coal plant, can end up in nearby water and soil.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2018
  • The poison contains no neurotoxins and can be used inside or outside.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Lead is a neurotoxin that can cause irreversible damage to the nervous system and the brain.
    — Coral Davenport, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • This neurotoxin is found in other creatures, like poison dart frogs and even the beetles that the pitohui eats.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The massive snakes, like some fish, could be full of mercury, a neurotoxin that is dangerous to humans.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Hammerhead worms secrete tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin also found in puffer fish, which can cause a rash if touched with bare hands.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • Botox is actually a brand of botulinum neurotoxin that has been adopted as the catch-all term for the treatment.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Jeuveau is the newest neurotoxin on the market and approved for glabellar lines.
    — Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The rapid growth of algae can cause elevated levels of the neurotoxin known as domoic acid.
    — Stacie N. Galang, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The neurotoxins produced by harmful algae blooms can cause massive fish kills, with dead fish washing up on shores by the thousands.
    — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, 5 July 2019
  • The package turned out to be a poison trap full of carbofuran, a highly lethal neurotoxin.
    — Johnny Magdaleno, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The type of neurotoxin that’s used in the masseter muscles all comes down to your injector’s preference.
    — Mary Honkus, Allure, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Black with distinctive red stripes down the sides, the frog harbors a potent neurotoxin in its skin, which can cause seizures and paralysis.
    — Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2014
  • If an attacker does not back down, the black mamba will strike it over and over, injecting a plethora of potent neurotoxins each time.
    — National Geographic, 25 May 2017
  • However, the powders aren’t the only items that have been found to contain lead, a neurotoxin that can be harmful at any level.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024

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