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Meaning of phallotoxin in English:

phallotoxin

Pronunciation /ˌfalə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪn/

noun

Chemistry

  • Any of several closely related poisonous peptides present in the death cap toadstool, Amanita phalloides, all of which have a similar ring structure of seven amino acids bridged by a sulphur atom.

Origin

1960s. From scientific Latin phallo- (in phalloides) + toxin.