mycotoxin

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noun

Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact.

OriginEnglish toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) →
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Meanings

nounmycotoxin (plural mycotoxins)

plural mycotoxins

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

    They damaged his nervous system with a wartime Russian mycotoxin.

    1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 6

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)
  2. Englishmyco-
  3. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  4. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  5. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  6. Latintoxicum
  7. Englishtoxin
  8. Englishmycotoxin

From myco- + toxin.

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Translations

Catalan micotoxina
  • micotoxinatoxin produced by a fungus
Finnish sienimyrkky, mykotoksiini
  • sienimyrkkytoxin produced by a fungus
  • mykotoksiinitoxin produced by a fungus
German Mykotoxin
  • Mykotoxintoxin produced by a fungus
Italian micotossina
  • micotossinatoxin produced by a fungus
Polish mykotoksyna
  • mykotoksynatoxin produced by a fungus
Portuguese micotoxina
  • micotoxinatoxin produced by a fungus
Romanian micotoxină
  • micotoxinătoxin produced by a fungus
Russian микотокси́н
  • микотокси́н (mikotoksín)toxin produced by a fungus
Spanish micotoxina
  • micotoxinatoxin produced by a fungus
Cite this entry
APA

mycotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycotoxin

MLA

“mycotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycotoxin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mycotoxin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycotoxin.

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