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aflatoxin Definition


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aflatoxin
noun
    1. biol.
      A toxic substance, produced by a fungus, which contaminates stored corn, soya beans, peanuts, etc in warm humid regions, and causes cancer in some animals.
Etymology: 1960s: from Aspergillus flavus (one of the fungi producing this) + toxin.



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