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botulism

/ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
bot-u-lism
IPA
/ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

Uncountable

Etymology

From German Botulismus, from Latin botulus (“sausage”), the first identified source of the disease, + -ism.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/
  • British English: /ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

botulisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antibotulism antibotulismic parabotulism

Frequently Paired Words

botulin

Questions

How do you pronounce botulism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/.
What does botulism mean?
Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
Where does botulism come from?
It is traced to German.

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