Meanings
nounbotulinum toxin (plural botulinum toxins)
plural botulinum toxins
- A neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
Synonyms: botulin, botulinum neurotoxin, BT, Bt
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Finnish botuliini
- botuliinineurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum
French toxine botulique
- toxine botuliqueneurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum
German Botulinumtoxin, Botulinustoxin
- Botulinumtoxinneurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum
- Botulinustoxinneurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum
Italian tossina botulinica
- tossina botulinicaneurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum
Polish jad kiełbasiany
- jad kiełbasianyneurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum
Portuguese toxina botulínica, botox
- toxina botulínicaneurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum
- botoxneurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum
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APA
botulinum toxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botulinum%20toxin
MLA
“botulinum toxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botulinum%20toxin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botulinum toxin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botulinum%20toxin.
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