botulinum
[ bŏch′ə-lī′nəm ]
n.
An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils.
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bottom woman, bottom yeast, Bottrop, Botts dots, botulin, botulinum, botulinum toxin, botulinus, botulinus toxin, botulism, botulism antitoxin
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Example sentences from the Web for botulinum
Botulinum is the most deadly poison in the world: one gram spread evenly can kill one million people.
Botulism is caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, a hardy anaerobe.
I have had the neurotoxic protein Botulinum injected into my forehead to minimize wrinkles.