English Explanatory Dictionary

roquefortine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of toxic alkaloids found in various fungi, particularly Penicillium species.

Word forms

roquefortine roquefortines

Etymology

From translingual roqueforti + -ine, after Penicillium roqueforti, from which it was first isolated.

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