botulinum

botulinum
also botulinus noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin botulus sausage Date: 1902 a spore-forming bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulinum toxinbotulinal adjective

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  • botulinum — n. toxin that causes the potentially fatal disease botulism and is found in spoiled food (created by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum) …   English contemporary dictionary

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