CLOSTRIDIUM


Meaning of CLOSTRIDIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ klä-ˈstri-dē-əm ]

noun

( plural clos·trid·ia -dē-ə)

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek klōstēr spindle, from klōthein to spin

Date: 1884

: any of a genus ( Clostridium ) of spore-forming mostly anaerobic soil or intestinal bacteria — compare botulism , tetanus

• clos·trid·i·al -dē-əl adjective

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