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Botulism

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm

Definitions

Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolbotulismo
Françaisbotulisme
DeutschBotulismus
13 more languages
العربيةالتّسمّم
Češtinabotulismus
Ελληνικάαλλαντίαση
Bahasa Indonesiabotulisme
Italianobotulismo
Polskibotulizm
Portuguêsbotulismo
Русскийботули́зм
Svenskabotulism

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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