botulinum

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin botulus (“sausage”).

Noun[edit]

botulinum (uncountable)

An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin

Derived terms[edit]

botulinum toxin

Related terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /bo.tuˈliː.num/, [bɔt̪ʊˈlʲiːnʊ̃ˑ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bo.tuˈli.num/, [bot̪uˈliːnum]

Adjective[edit]

botulīnum

inflection of botulīnus:
1. accusative singular masculine
2. nominative/vocative/accusative singular neuter

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