mycotoxin
noun
mycotoxin is spelled M-Y-C-O-T-O-X-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mycotoxin means “Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mycotoxin is mycotoxins.
How many letters and syllables are in mycotoxin?
| Letters | 9: M-Y-C-O-T-O-X-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mycotoxin?
Mycotoxin appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of mycotoxin
- mycotoxins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mycotoxin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mycotoxin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense toxin produced by a fungus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Mykotoxin |
| Portuguese | micotoxina |
| Spanish | micotoxina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mycotoxin come from?
From myco- + toxin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).