botulin

American

[boch-uh-lin] / ˈbɒtʃ ə lɪn /

noun

the toxin formed by botulinus and causing botulism.

botulin British

/ ˈbɒtjʊlɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of botulin

1885–90; < Latin botul ( us ) ( botulism ) + -in ²

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This was botulin itself, the pure toxin, an alkaloid just like that which is formed in meat and other food products in cases of botulism.

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Also I have the evidence of the snake venom and of the botulin toxin here.

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