botulinus
[boch-uh-lahy-nuh s]
- a soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that thrives and forms botulin under anaerobic conditions.
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Also bot·u·li·num [boch-uh-lahy-nuh m] /ˌbɒtʃ əˈlaɪ nəm/.
Origin of botulinus
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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.
botulinus
- an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, whose toxins (botulins) cause botulism: family Bacillaceae
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Word Origin
C19: from New Latin, from Latin botulus sausage
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botulinum
(bŏch′ə-lī′nəm)- An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils.
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