aflatoxinn.

Brit.

/ˌafləˈtɒksɪn/, U.S.

/ˌæfləˈtɑks(ə)n/

Forms: 1900s– aflatoxin, 1900s– aflotoxin (nonstandard).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Aspergillus , flāvus , toxin n.

Etymology: < a- (in scientific Latin Aspergillus Aspergillus n.) + fla- (in classical Latin flāvus flavous adj.) + toxin n.: see quot. 1962.With the form aflotoxin compare -o- connective.

Any of a group of toxic pentacyclic lactones that are produced as metabolites by certain fungi, esp. of the genus Aspergillus, which are found as contaminants in stored peanuts and other crops, and are capable of causing acute liver disease and hepatic cancer; (also) such compounds collectively.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > from fungus or bacterium

aflatoxin1962

mycotoxin1962

the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > organic compounds > [noun] > cyclic compounds > named > lactones > pentacyclic lactones

aflatoxin1962

1962 Toxicity assoc. Groundnuts (Agric. Res. Council Interdepartmental Working Party) 2 Aspergillus flavus..was shown to produce the toxic factor when grown on sterile, non-toxic nuts. In view of its origin, the toxic factor was given the name ‘aflatoxin’.

1978 G. Greene Human Factor iii. i. 102 Peanuts when they go bad produce a mould... The mould produces a group of highly toxic substances known collectively as aflatoxin.

1994 Which? Aug. 18/3 In Britain, aflatoxins are mainly found in imported foods, either directly in foods such as peanuts, or indirectly in dairy products from animals that have eaten contaminated feed.

2009 T. Shibamoto & L. Bjeldanes Introd. Food Toxicol. (ed. 2) vii. 174 Ammoniation is used around the world to inactivate aflatoxin in several contaminated commodities, including peanut meal, cottonseed, and corn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aflatoxin
释义	aflatoxinn. Brit. /ˌafləˈtɒksɪn/, U.S. /ˌæfləˈtɑks(ə)n/ Forms: 1900s– aflatoxin, 1900s– aflotoxin (nonstandard). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Aspergillus , flāvus , toxin n. Etymology: < a- (in scientific Latin Aspergillus Aspergillus n.) + fla- (in classical Latin flāvus flavous adj.) + toxin n.: see quot. 1962.With the form aflotoxin compare -o- connective. Any of a group of toxic pentacyclic lactones that are produced as metabolites by certain fungi, esp. of the genus Aspergillus, which are found as contaminants in stored peanuts and other crops, and are capable of causing acute liver disease and hepatic cancer; (also) such compounds collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > from fungus or bacterium aflatoxin1962 mycotoxin1962 the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > organic compounds > [noun] > cyclic compounds > named > lactones > pentacyclic lactones aflatoxin1962 1962 Toxicity assoc. Groundnuts (Agric. Res. Council Interdepartmental Working Party) 2 Aspergillus flavus..was shown to produce the toxic factor when grown on sterile, non-toxic nuts. In view of its origin, the toxic factor was given the name ‘aflatoxin’. 1978 G. Greene Human Factor iii. i. 102 Peanuts when they go bad produce a mould... The mould produces a group of highly toxic substances known collectively as aflatoxin. 1994 Which? Aug. 18/3 In Britain, aflatoxins are mainly found in imported foods, either directly in foods such as peanuts, or indirectly in dairy products from animals that have eaten contaminated feed. 2009 T. Shibamoto & L. Bjeldanes Introd. Food Toxicol. (ed. 2) vii. 174 Ammoniation is used around the world to inactivate aflatoxin in several contaminated commodities, including peanut meal, cottonseed, and corn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1962
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