aflatoxin
/ˌæfləˈtɒksɪn/noun
1- Chemistry any of a class of toxic compounds produced by certain moulds found in food, which can cause liver damage and cancer【化】黄曲霉毒素。
1.1
- These are produced by fungi of the Aspergillus flavus group, subdivision Deuteromycotina.黄曲霉毒素由黄曲霉菌族真菌产生, 半知菌亚门。
词源
1960s ： from elements of the modern Latin taxonomic name (see above)+TOXIN.