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- noun Plural form of
grayanotoxin .
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Examples
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The problem with mad honey is its concentration of substances called grayanotoxins, some of which can cause low blood pressure, slowed heart rate, vomiting, dizziness and fainting.
FOXNews.com 2009
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The most dangerous plants contain one of these three chemicals — solanine, grayanotoxins, and cardiac glycosides.
Poisonous Plants 2010
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Honey from the Pontic region of eastern Turkey was notorious in ancient Greece and Rome; a local species of rhododendron carries “grayanotoxins,” which interfere with both lung and heart action.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Honey from the Pontic region of eastern Turkey was notorious in ancient Greece and Rome; a local species of rhododendron carries “grayanotoxins,” which interfere with both lung and heart action.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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