botulinum
An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulinAn anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
Origin
From Latin botulus (“sausage”) + -īnum.From Latin botulus (“sausage”) + -īnum.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism:botulinusClostridium botulinum
Word family
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