botulinus
[ boch-uh-lahy-nuh s ]
/ ˌbɒtʃ əˈlaɪ nəs /
noun, plural bot·u·li·nus·es.
a soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that thrives and forms botulin under anaerobic conditions.
Also
bot·u·li·num
[boch-uh-lahy-nuh m] /ˌbɒtʃ əˈlaɪ nəm/.
Origin of botulinus
OTHER WORDS FROM botulinus
bot·u·li·nal, adjectiveWords nearby botulinus
bottrop,
botts dots,
botulin,
botulinum,
botulinum toxin,
botulinus,
botulinus toxin,
botulism,
botulism antitoxin,
botvinnik,
bouaké
Example sentences from the Web for botulinum
Botulinum is the most deadly poison in the world: one gram spread evenly can kill one million people.
How Bin Laden Escaped in 2001—The lessons of Tora Bora |Yaniv Barzilai |December 15, 2013 |DAILY BEASTBotulism is caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, a hardy anaerobe.
I have had the neurotoxic protein Botulinum injected into my forehead to minimize wrinkles.
British Dictionary definitions for botulinum
botulinus
/ (ˌbɒtjʊˈlaɪnəs) /
noun plural -nuses
an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, whose toxins (botulins) cause botulism: family Bacillaceae
Word Origin for botulinus
C19: from New Latin, from Latin
botulus sausage
Medical definitions for botulinum
botulinum
[ bŏch′ə-lī′nəm ]
n.
An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils.