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orellanine

orellanine noun: a lethal mycotoxin found in Orellani mushrooms; 3,3′,4,4′-tetrahydroxy-2,2′-bipyridine-N,N′-dioxide.

Noun

orellanine (uncountable)

  1. A lethal mycotoxin found in Orellani mushrooms; 3,3′,4,4′-tetrahydroxy-2,2′-bipyridine-N,N′-dioxide.
    Synonyms:
    orellanin

Synonyms of orellanine

Origin of orellanine

From Orellani + -ine.

Questions about orellanine

What does orellanine mean?
Orellanine means a lethal mycotoxin found in Orellani mushrooms; 3,3′,4,4′-tetrahydroxy-2,2′-bipyridine-N,N′-dioxide.
What part of speech is orellanine?
Orellanine is a noun.

Words near orellanine in the dictionary

  1. Orel
  2. oreless
  3. Orellan
  4. Orellana
  5. orellanin
  6. orellanine
  7. Orellano
  8. Orellanos
  9. orelline
  10. Orem
  11. Oremite

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