staphylococcal enterotoxin b

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   a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare

   SynonymsSEB

   Broaderstaphylococcal enterotoxinbioweapon

Questions about staphylococcal enterotoxin b

What does staphylococcal enterotoxin b mean?

staphylococcal enterotoxin b means "a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare".

What is another word for staphylococcal enterotoxin b?

Close synonyms include SEB. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is staphylococcal enterotoxin b a common word?

staphylococcal enterotoxin b 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.