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botulotoxin

botulotoxin noun: botulinum toxin.

Noun

botulotoxin (uncountable)

  1. botulinum toxin

Origin of botulotoxin

Latin botulus (“sausage”) + toxin, because botulism was linked to sausage poisoning.

Questions about botulotoxin

What does botulotoxin mean?
Botulotoxin means botulinum toxin.
What part of speech is botulotoxin?
Botulotoxin is a noun.

Words near botulotoxin in the dictionary

  1. botulinus
  2. botulism
  3. botulisms
  4. botulismus
  5. botulogenic
  6. botulotoxin
  7. BOTUS
  8. Botus Fleming
  9. Botusfleming
  10. botvinya
  11. BOTW

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