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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024och•ra•tox•in (ō′krə tok′sin),USA pronunciation n. - Fungi, Drugsa toxin produced by Aspergillus ochraceus and several other molds that commonly contaminate cereal grains: causes intestinal inflammation and kidney and liver degeneration when ingested by animals.
- Neo-Latin ochra(ceus) specific epithet of the mold, literally, like ocher (see ocher, -aceous) + toxin
- 1970–75
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