amanitin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /æməˈnaɪtɪn/
Etymology
Etymology tree Translingual Amanita Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English amanitin From Translingual Amanita + English -in.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A deadly amatoxin found in Amanita phalloides (the death cap), the four destroying angels (Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa), and some other amanitas.
Death caps contain a poison called amanitin which, according to the UK's Woodland Trust, is responsible for 90 per cent of all fatalities caused by ingesting fungus.
2025 May 17, Jay Rayner, “When foraging turns toxic”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amanitins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
fi amanitiini (deadly amatoxin) · pl amanityna (deadly amatoxin) · hu amanitin (deadly amatoxin) · hu α-amanitin (deadly amatoxin) · hu alfa-amanitin (deadly amatoxin) · pt amanitina (deadly amatoxin) · eo amanitino (deadly amatoxin)