English Explanatory Dictionary

clostridium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores

Word forms

clostridium clostridia clostridiums

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Clostridium.

Derived words

clostridiosis
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