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| botulin |
a toxin produced by the bacteria botulinus, and which causes botulism. |
| botulinum |
a spore-forming bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that produces botulin toxin under anaerobic conditions. |
| botulism |
an often lethal disease of the nervous system caused by ingesting even small amounts of the toxin botulin, produced by a bacterium that grows in poorly preserved or spoiled foods. |
| ergot |
the grainlike masses produced by the ergot fungus, or the toxin they contain, which causes circulatory arrest in humans. [2/3 definitions] |
| toxic |
of, pertaining to, or resulting from a toxin or other poison. [1/2 definitions] |
| toxoid |
a toxin, used in immunization, that has been rendered nontoxic by chemical or physical means but that retains its capacity to stimulate the production of antibodies. |
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