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Definition of botulism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

botulism

noun

/ˈbɒtʃəlɪzəm/

/ˈbɑːtʃəlɪzəm/

[uncountable]

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a serious illness caused by bacteria in badly preserved food
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from German Botulismus, originally ‘sausage poisoning’, from Latin botulus ‘sausage’.

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