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Definition of Botulin
1. Noun. Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon.
Generic synonyms: Bioarm, Biological Weapon, Bioweapon, Bacterial Toxin
Derivative terms: Botulinal
Definition of Botulin
1. Noun. An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria ''Clostridium botulinum''. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Botulin
1. a nerve poison [n -S]
Medical Definition of Botulin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Botulin
Literary usage of Botulin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. National Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism edited by Joseph E. McDade (1999)
"They cultured and experimented with botulin toxin, anthrax, cholera, ... As early
as April 1990, the cult had tried to release botulin toxin from a vehicle ..."
2. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"Unlike these other toxins, however, botulin (the botulinus toxin) is actively
... botulin, like the tetanus toxin, has a strong avidity for nerve tissue. ..."
3. Jahresbericht über die Fortschritte der Tier-chemie: Oder der edited by Richard L. Maly, M. von Nencki, Rudolf Andreasch, Karl Spiro (1903)
"... von botulin 739. — u. Cassin, 25. Aktive Wirk, der Darmschleimhaut ... Urin auf
die Wärmebild. *423. — u. Claude, H., 28. botulin u. ..."
4. The Races of Europe: A Sociological Study (Lowell Institute Lectures) by William Zebina Ripley (1899)
"... along the Mediterranean is assured.f The mortality of soldiers and sailors in
Algeria was seventy-seven pro mille from 1837 to 1848, so that botulin, ..."
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