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Botulin

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Noun

1. botulin, botulinus toxin, botulismotoxin

potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Botulin

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noun
a potent toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in imperfectly preserved food, etc, causing botulism

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Botulin

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noun
the toxin causing botulism

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Botulin

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n.
Any of several enzymes that are produced by botulinum bacteria and induce the paralysis of botulism by interfering with the ability of neurons to release acetylcholine at nerve-muscle junctures. Botulin is used as an antispasmodic and a treatment for wrinkles by paralyzing facial muscles. Also called botulinum toxin.

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