Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

botulin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bo-tulin
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.

Uncountable

Etymology

From German Botulin, from Latin botulus (“sausage”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Botulin, botulus

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

botulins (plural)

Derived Forms

botulinal botulinic

Frequently Paired Words

Botox

Synonyms

botulinus toxin botulismotoxin

Questions

What does botulin mean?: An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.
Where does botulin come from?: It is traced to German.

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