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noun
An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: botulinus toxin, botulismotoxin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bioweapon, biological weapon, bioarm, bacterial toxin
History
From German Botulin, from Latin botulus (“sausage”).
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