Advertisement

Advertisement

trichothecene

[ trahy-kuh-thee-sin ]

noun

  1. any of a group of toxins derived from various imperfect fungi, as of the genera Fusarium and Trichothecium.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of trichothecene1

1970–75; < New Latin Trichothec ( ium ) genus name ( tricho-, thecium ) + -ene

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


trichosistrichotillomania