TRICHOTHECENE


Meaning of TRICHOTHECENE in English

/truy'keuh thee"sin/ , n.

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

[ 1970-75; Trichothec ( ium ) genus name (see TRICHO-, THECIUM) + -ENE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .