mycotoxin

/ˌˈmaɪkəˌtɑksən/
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Other forms: mycotoxins

Definitions of mycotoxin
  1. noun
    a toxin produced by a fungus
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    types:
    aflatoxin
    a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
    type of:
    phytotoxin, plant toxin
    any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin
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