amanitin
/æməˈnaɪtɪn/
amanitin noun: a deadly amatoxin found in Amanita phalloides (the death cap), the four destroying angels (Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa), and some other amanitas.
Noun
amanitin (countable and uncountable, plural amanitins)
- A deadly amatoxin found in Amanita phalloides (the death cap), the four destroying angels (Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa), and some other amanitas.
- Death caps contain a poison called amanitin which, according to the UK's Woodland Trust, is responsible for 90 per cent of all fatalities caused by ingesting fungus.2025 May 17, Jay Rayner, “When foraging turns toxic”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20
Forms of amanitin
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Origin of amanitin
From Translingual Amanita + English -in.
Questions about amanitin
- What does amanitin mean?
- Amanitin means a deadly amatoxin found in Amanita phalloides (the death cap), the four destroying angels (Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa), and some other amanitas.
- What part of speech is amanitin?
- Amanitin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce amanitin?
- Amanitin is pronounced /æməˈnaɪtɪn/.
- What is the plural of amanitin?
- The plural of amanitin is amanitins.
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