Aflatoxin Definition

ăflə-tŏksĭn
aflatoxins
noun
Any of several toxic or carcinogenic substances produced by a fungus (esp. Aspergillus flavus) found on peanuts, corn, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of a group of toxic compounds produced by certain molds, especially Aspergillus flavus, that contaminate stored food supplies such as animal feed and peanuts.
American Heritage Medicine

(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produces by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.

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Other Word Forms of Aflatoxin

Noun

Singular:
aflatoxin
Plural:
aflatoxins

Origin of Aflatoxin

  • New Latin A(spergillus) flā(vus) species name (aspergillus) (Latin flāvus yellow flavo–) toxin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From (A)spergillus (fla)vus + toxin.

    From Wiktionary

Aflatoxin Sentence Examples

  • The fungus which produces aflatoxin grows on crops like maize and peanuts when they are stored for long periods in hot climates.

  • The cooking experiments showed that aflatoxin is not destroyed under domestic cooking conditions (microwave or heating in gas oven ).

  • An incapacitating agent called aflatoxin, which produces vomiting and internal bleeding, was manufactured at Baghdad¹s Agricultural and Water Research Center.

  • A separate limit of 0.05 microgram/kg aflatoxin M 1 is applicable in milk and milk products.

  • The strain of Aspergillus flavus used to reduced aflatoxin in cotton has been found to be defective in aflatoxin synthesis [22] .

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