tyrotoxin

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noun

A ptomaine produced by microbes in stale cheese

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Meanings

nountyrotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural tyrotoxins)

plural tyrotoxins

  1. countableuncountableA ptomaine produced by microbes in stale cheese

Origin

From tyro- + toxin.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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