trichothecene

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trī′kə thē′sin)


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tri•cho•the•cene  (trī′kə thē′sin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. any of a group of toxins derived from various imperfect fungi, as of the genera Fusarium and Trichothecium.
  • Neo-Latin Trichothec(ium) genus name (see tricho-, thecium) + -ene
  • 1970–75


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