botulinum
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bot·u·li·num
(bŏch'ə-lī'nəm) 
also bot·u·li·nus (-nəs)
n.
An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils.
also bot·u·li·nus (-nəs)n.
An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils.
[New Latin botulīnum, specific epithet, from Latin botulus, sausage.]
botulinal bot'u·li'nal adj.American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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bot·u·li·num
(bŏch'ə-lī'nəm) or bot·u·li·nus (-nəs)
n.
n.
An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils.
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