hypnotoxin

Noun

 * 1) A hypothetical waste product of the brain proposed by  that causes fatigue and is cleansed by sleep.
 * 2) A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
 * 1) A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
 * 1) A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
 * 1) A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
 * 1) A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.

Usage notes

 * While the theory that "hypnotoxin" causes sleep has now been debunked, researchers have found that one of the functions of sleep is to cleanse the build-up of waste products from neurotransmitters.

Translations

 * French: hypnotoxine