mycotoxin

English

Etymology

myco- +‎ toxin

Noun

mycotoxin (plural mycotoxins)

1. (biochemistry) any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact

Related terms

• mycotoxic
• mycotoxicity
• mycotoxicology

Translations

toxin produced by a fungus

• Catalan: micotoxina f
• German: Mykotoxin (de) n
• Italian: micotossina (it) f
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• Portuguese: micotoxina (pt) f
• Spanish: micotoxina f

See also

• aflatoxin
• ochratoxin
• patulin