illudin

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Might be illude + -in, since some poisonous mushrooms resemble edible ones.”)

Noun

illudin (plural illudins)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a family of sesquiterpenes with antitumor antibiotic properties produced by some mushrooms.

Related terms

• illudane