mycotoxin

[mahy-koh-tok-sin]

noun Pathology.

a toxin produced by a fungus.

Origin of mycotoxin

First recorded in 1960–65; myco- + toxin

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Contemporary Examples of mycotoxin

He is caught stealing by his former employer, who poisons his nervous system with a mycotoxin.
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British Dictionary definitions for mycotoxin

mycotoxin

noun

any of various toxic substances produced by fungi some of which may affect food and others of which are alleged to have been used in warfareSee also aflatoxin, yellow rain

Derived Formsmycotoxology, noun

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mycotoxin in Medicine

mycotoxin

[mī′kō-tŏk′sĭn]

A toxin produced by a fungus.