Definition of Mycotoxin

1. Noun. A toxin produced by a fungus.

Specialized synonyms: Aflatoxin
Generic synonyms: Phytotoxin, Plant Toxin

Definition of Mycotoxin

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mycotoxin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mycotoxin

1. Any poisonous substance produced by a fungus. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mycotoxin

mycosis intestinalis
mycostatic
mycosterols
mycosymbiont
mycosymbionts
mycothiazole
mycothiol-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase
mycothrix
mycotic
mycotic aneurysm
mycotic arthritis
mycotic endocarditis
mycotic keratitis
mycotoxicoses
mycotoxicosis
mycotoxin (current term)
mycotoxins
mycotroph
mycotrophic
mycotrophs
mycovirus
mycoviruses
mycs
mycterism
mycterisms
myctophid
myctophids
myd
mydaleine
mydatoxin

Literary usage of Mycotoxin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pathogens of Soybean Seeds: Bibliographyby Andrew Kalinski by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"... corn and soybean seed. Peanut Sci. 11:43-45. WILSON, DM and GUELDNER, RC 1984. Control of mycotoxin production by chemically inhibiting fungal growth. ..."

2. Children's Environmental Health Research: Indoor Mold and Children's Health edited by Allen Dearry, Gwen Collman (2000)
"Toxicity of T-2 toxin, a Fusarium mycotoxin, to alveolar 52. macrophages in vitro. Environ Res 32:269-285 (1983). of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus ..."

3. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"0196 mycotoxin Research Unit Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, United States ..."

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