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botulinus

American

[boch-uh-lahy-nuhs] / ˌbɒtʃ əˈlaɪ nəs /

Also botulinum

noun

a soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that thrives and forms botulin under anaerobic conditions.

botulinus British

/ ˌbɒtjʊˈlaɪnəs /

noun

an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium botulinum , whose toxins (botulins) cause botulism: family Bacillaceae

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

botulinal

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

botulinuses

plural

Etymology

Origin of botulinus

1895–1900; < New Latin: the former specific name, equivalent to Latin botul ( us ) a sausage ( see botulism) + -inus -ine ²

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