botulism
noun/ˈbɒtʃəlɪzəm/
/ˈbɑːtʃəlɪzəm/
[uncountable]- a serious illness caused by bacteria in badly preserved foodWord Originlate 19th cent.: from German Botulismus, originally ‘sausage poisoning’, from Latin botulus ‘sausage’.
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