Meanings
nounbotulotoxin (uncountable)
- uncountablebotulinum toxin
Origin
- Latinbotulus“sausage”
- Englishbotulotoxin
Latin botulus (“sausage”) + toxin, because botulism was linked to sausage poisoning.
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APA
botulotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botulotoxin
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“botulotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botulotoxin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botulotoxin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botulotoxin.
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