botulin
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Botulin, from Latin botulus (“sausage”).
Noun
[edit]botulin (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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[edit]Translations
[edit]nerve toxin