Pronunciation: ˌ tri-k ə - ' th ē - ˌ s ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Trichothecium (fr. trich- + -thecium ) + English -ene
Date: 1971
: any of several mycotoxins that are produced by various fungi (as genera Fusarium and Trichothecium ) and that include some contaminants of livestock feed and some held to be found in yellow rain