STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does staphylococcal enterotoxin B mean? 

• STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B (noun)
  The noun STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B has 1 sense:

1. a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare

  Familiarity information: STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

SEB; staphylococcal enterotoxin B

Hypernyms ("staphylococcal enterotoxin B" is a kind of...):

bioarm; biological weapon; bioweapon (any weapon usable in biological warfare)

staphylococcal enterotoxin (a soluble exotoxin produced by some strains of staphylococcus; a cause of food poisoning)