botulinum toxin a
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
n
a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smooth frown lines temporarily