Clostridium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming, chiefly anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, such as the nitrogen-fixing bacteria found in soil and those causing botulism and tetanus.
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  • n. 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
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore.
  • n. a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens), botulism (Clostridium botulinum), and tetanus (Clostridium tetani).
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A supposed genus of bacteria now usually classed under other genera by different authors.
  • n. [lowercase; pl. clostridia (-ä).] A term applied to certain bacteria to describe their spindle-like shape.
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  • n. spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    eubacterium    true bacteria    eubacteria   
    Variant
    clostridia   
    Hyponym
    clostridium botulinum   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    clostridia   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    botulinum    tetani    coliform    clostridial    disease-causing   
     
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