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phalloin

phalloin noun: a toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides.

Noun

phalloin (uncountable)

  1. A toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides

Origin of phalloin

phalloides + -in

Questions about phalloin

What does phalloin mean?
Phalloin means a toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides.
What part of speech is phalloin?
Phalloin is a noun.

Words near phalloin in the dictionary

  1. phalloidin
  2. phalloidine
  3. phalloidines
  4. phalloidins
  5. phalloids
  6. phalloin
  7. phallologic
  8. phallological
  9. phallologically
  10. phallologist
  11. phallologists

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