zearalenone

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US/zi.əˈɹɑləˌnoʊn/UK/zi.əˈɹæləˌnəʊn/

noun

A potent estrogenic metabolite produced by some Fusarium (syn. Gibberella) fungi.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounzearalenone (countable and uncountable, plural zearalenones)

plural zearalenones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA potent estrogenic metabolite produced by some Fusarium (syn. Gibberella) fungi.
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