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(pathology, countable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium , found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.

(physiology, countable) A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax.

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A substance used to kill insects.

* 2009 , Handbook of Pesticides: Methods of Pesticide Residues Analysis (ISBN 1420082477)

The dried seed powder of custard apple (Annona squamosa'' L; family: ''Annonaceae ) has been used as an insecticide in India and many other tropical countries since ancient times.