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Meaning of amanitin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
æməˈnaɪtɪn

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi amanitiini
Polski amanityna
Português amanitina

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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