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botulinum

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. botulinum (noun)
  2. botulinum toxin (noun)
  3. botulinum toxin type A (noun)

bot·u·li·num

noun \ˌbäch-ə-ˈlī-nəm\

Definition of BOTULINUM

: a spore-forming bacterium of the genus Clostridium (C. botulinum) that secretes botulinum toxin
—bot·u·li·nal \-ˈlīn-əl\ adjective

Variants of BOTULINUM

bot·u·li·num also bot·u·li·nus \-nəs\

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