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单词 botulinus
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botulinus

[ boch-uh-lahy-nuhs ]
/ ˌbɒtʃ əˈlaɪ nəs /

noun, plural bot·u·li·nus·es.

a soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that thrives and forms botulin under anaerobic conditions.
Also bot·u·li·num [boch-uh-lahy-nuhm]. /ˌbɒtʃ əˈlaɪ nəm/.

Origin of botulinus

1895–1900; <New Latin: the former specific name, equivalent to Latin botul(us) a sausage (see botulism) + -inus-ine2

OTHER WORDS FROM botulinus

bot·u·li·nal, adjective

Words nearby botulinus

Bottrop, Botts dots, botulin, botulinum, botulinum toxin, botulinus, botulinus toxin, botulism, botulism antitoxin, Botvinnik, Bouaké
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Example sentences from the Web for botulinus

  • So you see, there is nothing at all alarming about that frightful sounding word "botulinus."

    Every Step in Canning|Grace Viall Gray
  • This "flat-sour" is not harmful and must not be confused with "botulinus," which is harmful.

    Every Step in Canning|Grace Viall Gray

British Dictionary definitions for botulinus

botulinus
/ (ˌbɒtjʊˈlaɪnəs) /

noun plural -nuses

an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, whose toxins (botulins) cause botulism: family Bacillaceae

Word Origin for botulinus

C19: from New Latin, from Latin botulus sausage
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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