amanitin

English

Etymology

From Amanita +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æməˈnaɪtɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

amanitin (countable and uncountable, plural amanitins)

  1. (biochemistry) 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.
    • 2025 May 17, Jay Rayner, “When foraging turns toxic”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 20:
      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.

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