Associations to the word «Botulin»

Noun

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Wiktionary

BOTULIN, noun. An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.

Dictionary definition

BOTULIN, noun. Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne