botulinum
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin botulus (“sausage”).
Noun
editbotulinum (uncountable)
- An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editLatin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /bo.tuˈliː.num/, [bɔt̪ʊˈlʲiːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bo.tuˈli.num/, [bot̪uˈliːnum]
Adjective
editbotulīnum
- inflection of botulīnus: