Clostridium

See also: clostridium

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κλωστήρ (klōstḗr, spindle, thread, thread of fate), from κλώθω (klṓthō).

Proper noun

Clostridium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Clostridiaceae – the clostridium bacteria.

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