Home › Words › K › kreotoxinkreotoxinkreotoxin means any basic (pH > 7) toxin produced by bacteria or fungi in meat.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “flesh, meat”) + toxin.nounAny basic (pH > 7) toxin produced by bacteria or fungi in meat.e.g.“Kreotoxism is poisoning by decayed or infected meats, the basic poison being kreotoxin, produced by the growth and development of the plant micro—organism kreotoxiccon.” — 1921, The Eclectic Medical Journal - Volume 81, page 482:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).