trichothecene

trichothecene [trahy-kuh-thee-sin] Word Origin noun

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

Origin of trichothecene 1970–75; New Latin Trichothec(ium) genus name (see tricho-, thecium) + -ene Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019