Botulinum
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noun.
An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium
(Clostridium botulinum)
that secretes botulin and inhabits soils.
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noun.
An
anaerobic
soil
bacterium
,
Clostridium botulinum
, that secretes the
toxin
botulin
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noun.
anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
Word Usage
"The regime also admitted that it had manufactured 19,180 liters of a biological agent called botulinum toxin."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
eubacteria
eubacterium
true bacteria
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
alaspinian
algal
botulism
clostridial
clostridium