ˌtrikəˈthēˌsēn, triˈkäthəˌsēn noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Tricothecium , genus name (from trich- + -thecium ) + English -ene
: any of several mycotoxins that are produced by fungi of the genera Fusarium and Trichothecium and that include some contaminants of livestock feed and some held to be found in yellow rain