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botulin

botulin noun: an extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.

Noun

botulin (usually uncountable, plural botulins)

  1. (usually) An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.

Forms of botulin

pluralbotulins

Origin of botulin

From German Botulin, from Latin botulus (“sausage”).

Words formed from botulin

Questions about botulin

What does botulin mean?
Botulin means an extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.
What part of speech is botulin?
Botulin is a noun.
What is the plural of botulin?
The plural of botulin is botulins.

Words near botulin in the dictionary

  1. botty bandit
  2. botty bandits
  3. botty burp
  4. botty burps
  5. botuliform
  6. botulin
  7. botulinal
  8. botulinic
  9. botulinogenic
  10. botulins
  11. botulinum

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