Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vomitoxin

/ˌvɑmɪˈtɑksɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vom-i-tox-in
IPA: /ˌvɑmɪˈtɑksɪn/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mycotoxin, a type B trichothecene that occurs predominantly in grains.

Etymology

Blend of vomit + toxin, named for the emesis it causes in livestock which eat contaminated grain.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌvɑmɪˈtɑksɪn/
British English: /ˌvɒmɪˈtɒksɪn/

Inflected Forms

vomitoxins (plural)

Synonyms

deoxynivalenol

Rhymes With

toxin dioxin digoxin thyroxine levothyroxine tocsin difenoxin amatoxin antiantitoxin gastrotoxin

Questions

How do you pronounce vomitoxin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɑmɪˈtɑksɪn/.
What does vomitoxin mean?: A mycotoxin, a type B trichothecene that occurs predominantly in grains.
Where does vomitoxin come from?: Blend of vomit + toxin, named for the emesis it causes in livestock which eat contaminated grain.

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