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n. - Any poisonous substance that affects nerve tissues.

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  • Mercury (thimerosal) is another toxic heavy metal, a known developmental neurotoxin, that is used in some mascaras and eye drops.
  • But the Southern Pacific also produces a neurotoxin, which is more serious because it quickly affects breathing and muscle control.
  • If pornography is like a "neurotoxin" that "damages the brain" as some U.S.
  • The kind of neurotoxin that motivated Timothy McVeigh is now served up in quantity on national television.
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