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aflatoxin

aflatoxin noun: any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.

Noun

aflatoxin (plural aflatoxins)

  1. Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.

Forms of aflatoxin

pluralaflatoxins

Origin of aflatoxin

From A(spergillus) fla(vus) + toxin.

Words formed from aflatoxin

Questions about aflatoxin

What does aflatoxin mean?
Aflatoxin means any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
What part of speech is aflatoxin?
Aflatoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of aflatoxin?
The plural of aflatoxin is aflatoxins.

Words near aflatoxin in the dictionary

  1. aflastatin
  2. aflat
  3. aflatoxicol
  4. aflatoxicosis
  5. aflatoxigenic
  6. aflatoxin
  7. aflatoxins
  8. aflatoxisome
  9. aflatoxisomes
  10. aflaunt
  11. aflavarin

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