botulin

[ boch-uh-lin ]

noun

1. the toxin formed by botulinus and causing botulism.

botulin

/ ˈbɒtjʊlɪn /

noun

1. a potent toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in imperfectly preserved food, etc, causing botulism

Word History and Origins

Origin of botulin¹

1885–90; < Latin botul ( us ) ( botulism ) + -in ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of botulin¹

C19: from botulinus

Example Sentences

Do you know how much botulin toxin it takes to kill a man?

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This was botulin itself, the pure toxin, an alkaloid just like that which is formed in meat and other food products in cases of botulism.

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It is as simple to learn how to use crotalin or botulin toxin or any number of hundreds of deadly substances as it is to obtain the majority of them.

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The poison used to kill Mr. Werner was botulin toxin, selected because its effects could not be diagnosed as anything other than ordinary food poisoning.

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Also I have the evidence of the snake venom and of the botulin toxin here.

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