SINCE 1828
trichothecene
noun
tricho·the·cene
| \ ˌtri-kə-ˈthē-ˌsēn
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Definition of trichothecene
: any of several mycotoxins that are produced by various fungi (such as genera Fusarium and Trichothecium) and that include some contaminants of livestock feed and some held to be found in yellow rain
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trichothecene
noun
tricho·the·cene
| \ ˌtrik-ə-ˈthē-ˌsēn
, tri-ˈkäth-ə-ˌsēn
\
, tri-ˈkäth-ə-ˌsēn
\
Medical Definition of trichothecene
: any of several mycotoxins that are produced by various fungi (as of the genera Fusarium and Trichothecium) and that include some contaminants of livestock feed and some held to be found in yellow rain
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