botulinum
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin botulus (“sausage”).
Noun edit
botulinum (uncountable)
- An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
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Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bo.tuˈliː.num/, [bɔt̪ʊˈlʲiːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bo.tuˈli.num/, [bot̪uˈliːnum]
Adjective edit
botulīnum
- inflection of botulīnus: