illudin
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Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Might be illude + -in, since some poisonous mushrooms resemble edible ones.”)
Noun
[edit]illudin (plural illudins)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a family of sesquiterpenes with antitumor antibiotic properties produced by some mushrooms.