botulin
English
editEtymology
editFrom German Botulin, from Latin botulus (“sausage”).
Noun
editbotulin (usually uncountable, plural botulins)
- An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.
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editnerve toxin