aflatoxin

English

Etymology

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

Noun

aflatoxin (plural aflatoxins)

(toxicology) 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.

Hypernyms

mycotoxin

Derived terms

Translations

poison

Afrikaans: aflatoksien
Catalan: aflatoxina (ca) f
Finnish: aflatoksiini
Polish: aflatoksyna (pl) f
Portuguese: aflatoxina (pt) f
Russian: афлатокси́н (ru) m (aflatoksín)
Turkish: aflatoksin
Welsh: afflatocsin m

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