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botulismotoxin — SYN: botulinus toxin. * * * bot·u·lis·mo·tox·in (boch″u lizґmo tok″sin) botulinum toxin … Medical dictionary
Toxin — One of a number of poisons produced by certain plants, animals, and bacteria. The term toxin is frequently used to refer specifically to a particular protein produced by some higher plants, animals and pathogenic (disease causing) bacteria. A… … Medical dictionary
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
