botulinum toxin

1. 1.

   any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis

   Broaderneurotoxin

   Narrowerbotulinum toxin A

Questions about botulinum toxin

What does botulinum toxin mean?

botulinum toxin means "any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis".

Is botulinum toxin a common word?

botulinum toxin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.