botulism
/ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/US/ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/
botulism noun: poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
Noun
botulism (usually uncountable, plural botulisms)
botulism meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malay and Indonesian
botulism in Tamil
- நச்சுப் பாதிப்பேற்படுத்தும் ஒருவகை நோய், பொற்றியுலிசம், கிளாஸ்டிரீயம் நச்சேற்றம், பாடுலைனியம்
botulism in Urdu
- کلمگی, زہر نابی
botulism in Malay
- medical condition
- botulisme
botulism in Indonesian
- medical condition
- botulisme
Forms of botulism
| plural | botulisms |
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Origin of botulism
From German Botulismus, from Latin botulus (“sausage”), the first identified source of the disease, + -ism.
Words formed from botulism
Questions about botulism
- What does botulism mean?
- Botulism means poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
- What is botulism in Tamil?
- Botulism in Tamil is நச்சுப் பாதிப்பேற்படுத்தும் ஒருவகை நோய், பொற்றியுலிசம், கிளாஸ்டிரீயம் நச்சேற்றம். See Botulism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is botulism?
- Botulism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce botulism?
- Botulism is pronounced /ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of botulism?
- The plural of botulism is botulisms.
Words near botulism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: botulism (page history and authors); botulism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); botulism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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