botulin
Botulinumtoxin, Botulin
An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinumAn extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.
Botulinumtoxin, Botulin
potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
Translations
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By meaning 1
nerve toxin:
Origin
From German Botulin, from Latin botulus (“sausage”).From German Botulin, from Latin botulus (“sausage”).
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Forms
plural: botulins| Singular | botulin |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon:botulinus toxinbotulismotoxin
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable