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Meaning of "aflatoxin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AFLATOXIN

From A( spergillus) fla( vus) + toxin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AFLATOXIN

aflatoxin  [ˌæfləˈtɒksɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFLATOXIN

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aflatoxin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFLATOXIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aflatoxin

Aflatoxins are naturally occurring mycotoxins that are produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, species of fungi. The name was created around 1960 after the discovery that the source of turkey X disease was Aspergillus flavus toxins. Aflatoxins are toxic and among the most carcinogenic substances known. After entering the body, aflatoxins may be metabolized by the liver to a reactive epoxide intermediate or hydroxylated to become the less harmful aflatoxin M1.

Definition of aflatoxin in the English dictionary

The definition of aflatoxin in the dictionary is a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus growing on peanuts, maize, etc, causing liver disease in man.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFLATOXIN


anatoxin
ˌænəˈtɒksɪn
andromedotoxin
ænˌdrɒmɪdəʊˈtɒksɪn
antitoxin
ˌæntɪˈtɒksɪn
bacteriotoxin
bækˌtɪərɪəʊˈtɒksɪn
ciguatoxin
ˌsɪɡwəˈtɒksɪn
cytotoxin
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtɒksɪn
digitoxin
ˌdɪdʒɪˈtɒksɪn
endotoxin
ˌɛndəʊˈtɒksɪn
enterotoxin
ˌentərəʊˈtɒksɪn
exotoxin
ˌɛksəʊˈtɒksɪn
hemotoxin
ˌheməʊˈtɒksɪn
mycotoxin
ˌmaɪkəˈtɒksɪn
neurotoxin
ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɒksɪn
phytotoxin
ˌfaɪtəˈtɒksɪn
picrotoxin
ˌpɪkrəˈtɒksɪn
saxitoxin
ˌsæksɪˈtɒksɪn
tetrodotoxin
ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn
tocsin
ˈtɒksɪn
toxin
ˈtɒksɪn
zootoxin
ˌzəʊəˈtɒksɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFLATOXIN

aficionada
aficionado
afield
afire
AFIS
AFK
AFL
AFL-CIO
aflame
afloat
aflutter
AFM
AFN
AFNOR
afocal
afoot
afore
aforehand
aforementioned

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFLATOXIN

alexin
antiauxin
auxin
biotoxin
botulinum toxin
cephalexin
digoxin
dioxin
ferredoxin
heteroauxin
phytoalexin
polymyxin
pyridoxin
relaxin
thyroxin
toxin-antitoxin

Synonyms and antonyms of aflatoxin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aflatoxin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFLATOXIN

Find out the translation of aflatoxin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aflatoxin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aflatoxin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黄曲霉毒素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aflatoxina
570 millions of speakers

English

aflatoxin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aflatoxin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأفلاتوكسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

афлатоксин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aflatoxina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

aflatoxin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aflatoxine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aflatoxin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aflatoxin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アフラトキシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아플라톡신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aflatoxin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

aflatoxin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏதுமின்றி தூய்மையானதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍफ्लोटॉक्सिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aflatoksin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aflatossina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aflatoksyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

афлатоксин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aflatoxina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφλατοξίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aflatoksien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aflatoxin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aflatoksin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aflatoxin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFLATOXIN»

The term «aflatoxin» is regularly used and occupies the 98.851 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFLATOXIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aflatoxin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aflatoxin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aflatoxin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFLATOXIN»

Discover the use of aflatoxin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aflatoxin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aflatoxin and Food Safety
The text considers the worldwide impact of aflatoxins and describes recent advances in research on aflatoxin production, analysis, and toxicology.
Hamed K. Abbas, 2005
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Aflatoxin: Scientific Background, Control, and Implications
aflatoxin following its formation in the substrate. Schroeder and Ashworth (1965) concluded that microbial competition or microbial breakdown might be responsible for smaller amounts of aflatoxin in the kernels of parasitedamaged pods than ...
Leo Goldblatt, 2012
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New Perspectives on the Biosynthesis and Regulation of ...
One of these NATs was antisense to aflD (nor-1), an AF biosynthetic gene, and was upregulated at the AF nonconducive temperature. This is the first insight into the function of NAT expression in A. flavus.
Carrie A. Smith, 2007
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Aflatoxins & Human Health
Aflatoxin B, Anatoxin B2 FIGURE 1 . Chemical structure of aflatoxins. Br B,, G , and G,. (Figure 1 demonstrates the chemical structure of aflatoxins Br B2, Gr and G2.) r The relative proportions of the four major aflatoxins produced by Aspergillus ...
Ivana Dvorackova, 1989
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Characterization of an Aflatoxin Biosynthetic Gene and ...
Crop contamination with aflatoxins produced by the fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus is a persistent problem.
Robert A. Holmes, 2008
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Review the Impact of Aflatoxin in Southeastern Peanuts: ...
Percentage of total aflatoxin contributed by each grade component in Part 2. 34, and 39%, respectively. Although the percentage of total aflatoxin found in the OK, LSK, ana DK components was somewhat different from Part 1, there is a striking ...
Thomas W. Ewing, 1998
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Encyclopedia of Food Mycotoxins
•QCH3 Aflatoxin M, •OCH3 Aflatoxin M2 LD50 : 62 ug AFM2/day old duckling; 12 ng AFBi /day old duckling (simultaneous application). DETECTION see -> aflatoxins FURTHER COMMENTS Compared to -> aflatoxin M, AFM2 has a lower Rt ...
Martin Weidenbörner, 2001
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Aflatoxin and Aspergillus flavus in corn
Biology of A.flavus and A.parasiticus; Epidemiology of aflatoxin formation by A.flavus; Sampling BGYF, and aflatoxin analysis in corn; Biological effects of aflatoxin; Economic effects of aflatoxin in corn; Prevention and control of ...
Urban L. Diener, Richard L. Asquith, James William Dickens, 1983
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Analysis of Transport and Sub-cellular Localization of ...
CONCLUSIONS The long-term goal of our laboratory is to eliminate aflatoxin B\ from the food chain by understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate the expression of key genes involved in AFBi biosynthesis. My research is focused ...
Sung-Yong Hong, 2008
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Mycotoxins in grain: compounds other than aflatoxin
The Genus Fusarium. Aspergillus and Penicillium. Alternaria. Effects of Mycotoxins on Animals. Consequences for Humans.
J. David Miller, H. L. Trenholm, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFLATOXIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aflatoxin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Improved seed varieties whet appetite for farming
Machakos and indeed the whole of lower eastern region reports high post-harvest losses every year and aflatoxin contamination because of ... «K24 TV, Jul 15»
2
An overproduction of astellolides induced by genetic disruption of …
The biosynthetic gene clusters for mycotoxins such as aflatoxin, aflatrem and cyclopiazonic acid have been well characterized, and several ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
3
Rain, chill hours brighten 2015 outlook at Eagle Ranch Pistachios
The last required on-farm visit by a government official to draw a sample to test for aflatoxin in pistachios cost the Schweers about $570, mostly ... «Western Farm Press, Jun 15»
4
As Global Population Rises, Mars, Incorporated Partners at Lindau …
He will also raise the topic of aflatoxin and look to the young researchers—the next generation of science—for their support in helping solve this ... «CSRwire.com, Jun 15»
5
IITA, DR Congo Explore Areas of Partnership for Agric Devt
“We are interested in all that we have seen here especially the youth program and use of aflasafe technology to control aflatoxin in maize and ... «THISDAY Live, Jun 15»
6
Core oxidative stress response in Aspergillus nidulans
Such ecological role can be attributed for example to aflatoxin B1 produced by certain aspergilli [99]. Similarly, hyperosmotic stress is also ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
7
USDA-GIPSA (FGIS) Awards 5 Year Contract for Vomitoxin Tests to …
In addition to the DONQ-FAST5 test, last month GIPSA awarded us a five year contract to monitor aflatoxin. It has been an exciting spring for us. «Benzinga, Jun 15»
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Brazilian team explores potential of lactic acid bacteria as tool to …
“We have tested strains of Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii spp. bulgaricus and Bifidobacterium lactis to remove aflatoxin M1 ... «FeedNavigator.com, Jun 15»
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Stakeholders'perception about aflatoxin contamination in groundnut …
Stakeholders'perception about aflatoxin contamination in groundnut (arachis hypogaea L.) along the value chain actors in eastern Ethiopia. «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
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Aflatoxins contamination needs to be tackled - stakeholders
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) on Wednesday held a meeting to chart the way forward to mitigate Aflatoxin, not only in ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Aflatoxin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/aflatoxin>. May 2024 ».
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