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]
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /bo.tuˈliː.num/, [bɔt̪ʊˈlʲiːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bo.tuˈli.num/, [bot̪uˈliːnum]
Adjective[edit]
botulīnum
- inflection of botulīnus: