"Botox" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈboʊtɑks/ [General-American], /ˈbəʊtɒks/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: Blend of botulinum + toxin. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|botulinum|toxin}} Blend of botulinum + toxin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Botox
  1. A toxic compound (generic name botulinum toxin type A) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes the paralysis of muscles, used in cosmetic surgery to conceal wrinkles and for muscle spasm relief and headache prevention. Translations (toxic compound): 肉毒桿菌毒素 (Chinese Mandarin), 肉毒杆菌毒素 (ròudúgānjūndúsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 肉毒桿菌素 (Chinese Mandarin), 肉毒杆菌素 (ròudúgānjūnsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 肉毒毒素 (ròudúdúsù) (Chinese Mandarin), botox [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), botox (Finnish), botox [masculine] (French), Botox [neuter] (German), μπότοξ (bótox) [neuter] (Greek), botox [masculine] (Italian), botoks [masculine] (Polish), botox [masculine] (Portuguese), бо́токс (bótoks) [masculine] (Russian), ботулотокси́н (botulotoksín) [masculine] (Russian), bótox [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Botox-en-name-e9WmYLgU Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈboʊtɑks/ [General-American], /ˈbəʊtɒks/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Botoxes [present, singular, third-person], Botoxing [participle, present], Botoxed [participle, past], Botoxed [past]
Etymology: Blend of botulinum + toxin. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|botulinum|toxin}} Blend of botulinum + toxin Head templates: {{en-verb}} Botox (third-person singular simple present Botoxes, present participle Botoxing, simple past and past participle Botoxed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To inject Botox. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: botox Related terms: botulin
    Sense id: en-Botox-en-verb-q27DmePP Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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