Definitions for botulinus

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botulinus bot·u·li·nus

Spelling: [boch-uh-lahy-nuh s]

IPA: /ˌbɒtʃ əˈlaɪ nəs/

Botulinus is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 331 anagrams from letters in botulinus (bilnostuu).

Definitions for botulinus

noun

1. a soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that thrives and forms botulin under anaerobic conditions.

Origin of botulinus

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

Examples for botulinus

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

This "flat-sour" is not harmful and must not be confused with "botulinus," which is harmful.