phalloidin

P3H4A1L1L1O1I1D2I1N1

noun

A toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides

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Meanings

nounphalloidin (countable and uncountable, plural phalloidins)

plural phalloidins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides

Origin

  1. translingualphalloides
  2. Englishphalloidin

From translingual phalloides + -in.

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phalloidin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phalloidin

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Chicago

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