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BOTULINUS TOXIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does botulinus toxin mean?
• BOTULINUS TOXIN (noun)
The noun BOTULINUS TOXIN has 1 sense:
1. potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
Familiarity information: BOTULINUS TOXIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
botulin; botulinus toxin; botulismotoxin
Hypernyms ("botulinus toxin" is a kind of...):
bioarm; biological weapon; bioweapon (any weapon usable in biological warfare)
bacterial toxin (any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells)
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