botulin

[ boch-uh-lin ]

noun
  1. the toxin formed by botulinus and causing botulism.

Origin of botulin

1
1885–90; <Latin botul(us) (see botulism) + -in2

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British Dictionary definitions for botulin

botulin

/ (ˈbɒtjʊlɪn) /


noun
  1. a potent toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in imperfectly preserved food, etc, causing botulism

Origin of botulin

1
C19: from botulinus

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