English Explanatory Dictionary

amatoxin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of toxic peptides produced by several mushrooms of the genus Amanita and others.

Pronunciation

/ˌæməˈtɒksɪn/ /ˌæməˈtɑksɪn/

Word forms

amatoxin amatoxins

Etymology

Blend of amanita + toxin.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary