- botulismotoxin
- SYN: botulinus toxin.
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bot·u·lis·mo·tox·in (boch″u-lizґmo-tok″sin) botulinum toxin.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
botulismotoxin
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botulismotoxin — noun potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑botulin, ↑botulinus toxin • Derivationally related forms: ↑botulinal (for: ↑botulin) • … Useful english dictionary
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bacterial toxin — noun any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells • Hypernyms: ↑toxin • Hyponyms: ↑epsilon toxin, ↑Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin, ↑anatoxin, ↑toxoid, ↑botulin, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bioarm — noun any weapon usable in biological warfare they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑bioweapon, ↑biological weapon • Hypernyms: ↑weapon of mass destruction, ↑WMD, ↑W.M.D … Useful english dictionary
biological weapon — noun any weapon usable in biological warfare they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑bioweapon, ↑bioarm • Hypernyms: ↑weapon of mass destruction, ↑WMD, ↑W.M.D … Useful english dictionary
bioweapon — noun any weapon usable in biological warfare they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑biological weapon, ↑bioarm • Hypernyms: ↑weapon of mass destruction, ↑WMD, ↑W.M.D … Useful english dictionary
botulin — noun potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑botulinus toxin, ↑botulismotoxin • Derivationally related forms: ↑botulinal • Hypernyms: ↑bacterial toxin, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
botulinus toxin — noun potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑botulin, ↑botulismotoxin • Derivationally related forms: ↑botulinal (for: ↑botulin) • … Useful english dictionary
