mycotoxin

[ mahy-koh-tok-sin ]

/ ˌmaɪ koʊˈtɒk sɪn /

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noun Pathology.

a toxin produced by a fungus.

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Origin of mycotoxin

First recorded in 1960–65; myco- + toxin

Words nearby mycotoxin

mycostat, Mycostatin, Mycota, mycotic, mycotoxicosis, mycotoxin, mycotrophic, mycotrophy, My country, 'tis of thee, mycovirus, mydriasis

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How to use mycotoxin in a sentence

Aflatoxins, one of the more dangerous types of mycotoxins, can cause liver cancer and other health problems in people.
How fungi make potent toxins that can contaminate food|Deborah Balthazar|October 20, 2022|Science News
He is caught stealing by his former employer, who poisons his nervous system with a mycotoxin.
American Dreams: Did William Gibson’s ‘Neuromancer’ Blueprint Our Reality?|Nathaniel Rich|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for mycotoxin

mycotoxin

/ (ˌmaɪkəˈtɒksɪn) /

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 forms of mycotoxin

mycotoxology, noun

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