zearalenone

English

Structure diagram of zearalenone

Etymology

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Noun

zearalenone (countable and uncountable, plural zearalenones)

1. (organic chemistry) A potent estrogenic metabolite produced by some Fusarium (syn. Gibberella) fungi.

References

• zearalenone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia