sterigmatocystin

noun

A dermatoxin found in the fungus genus Aspergillus.

“Sterigmatocystin appears on the crusts of mouldy cheese.”

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Meanings

nounsterigmatocystin (countable and uncountable, plural sterigmatocystins)

plural sterigmatocystins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA dermatoxin found in the fungus genus Aspergillus.

    Sterigmatocystin appears on the crusts of mouldy cheese.

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APA

sterigmatocystin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterigmatocystin

MLA

“sterigmatocystin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterigmatocystin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sterigmatocystin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterigmatocystin.

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