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| bot·u·li·num [ bòchə lnəm ] (plural bot·u·li·nums) or bot·u·li·nus [ bòchə lnəss ] (plural bot·u·li·nus·es) |
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poisonous bacterium: a bacterium that causes botulism when it is present in food. It is an anaerobic bacterium, requiring the absence of free oxygen. Latin name Clostridium botulinum.
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| [Early 20th century. < modern Latin, neuter of botulinus< Latin botulus "sausage"] |
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 bot·u·li·nal adjective |
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