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clostridial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
clostridi-al
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Clostridium

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλωστήρ (klōstḗr, “spindle”) + -ial.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more clostridial (comparative) most clostridial (superlative)

Derived Forms

anticlostridial

Questions

What does clostridial mean?
Of, pertaining to, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Clostridium
Where does clostridial come from?
From Ancient Greek κλωστήρ (klōstḗr, “spindle”) + -ial.

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