clostridial

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adjective

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

OriginAncient Greek κλωστήρ →
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Meanings

adjectiveclostridial (comparative more clostridial, superlative most clostridial)

comparative more clostridial · superlative most clostridial

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκλωστήρ“spindle”
  2. Englishclostridial

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

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Translations

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APA

clostridial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clostridial

MLA

“clostridial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clostridial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clostridial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clostridial.

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