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clostridium

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
clostrid-i-um
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Clostridium.

Inflected Forms

clostridia (plural) clostridiums (nonstandard, plural)

Derived Forms

clostridiosis

Synonyms

clostridia

Questions

What does clostridium mean?
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
Where does clostridium come from?
Borrowed from Translingual Clostridium.

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