Associations to the word «Botulinum»

Wiktionary

BOTULINUM, noun. An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
BOTULINUM TOXIN, noun. A neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum

Dictionary definition

BOTULINUM, noun. Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley