Mycotoxin
[mahy-koh-tok-sin] /ˌmaɪ koʊˈtɒk sɪn/
noun, Pathology.
1.
a produced by a fungus.
/ˌmaɪkəˈtɒksɪn/
noun
1.
any of various toxic substances produced by fungi some of which may affect food and others of which are alleged to have been used in warfare See also aflatoxin, yellow rain
mycotoxin my·co·tox·in (mī’kō-tŏk’sĭn)
n.
A toxin produced by a fungus.
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