botulinum
[ bŏch′ə-lī′nəm ]
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n.
An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils.
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How to use botulinum in a sentence
In fact Botulinum Toxin is a lethal substance that can cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.
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.