botulinal en · ADJ
Etymology
From botulin + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to botulism or botulin toxins.
Although models can predict the potential for growth and toxin production in a food, a challenge study is the most direct method for evaluating the botulinal safety of a heat- processed or minimally-processed refrigerated or shelf-stable food.
2002, Ann E. Larson, Comparison of methods to evaluate the botulinal safety of foods, page 8:The mouse inoculation assay is currently the most sensitive, specific, and commonly used method for detecting botulinal toxin.
2013, Alfred S. Evans, Bacterial Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control, page 141:Two phases are differentiated in botulinal intoxication.
1939, Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, volume 40: