Found 2 items, similar to clostridium.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: clostridium clostridium n : spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore [syn: clostridia] [also: clostridia (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: clostridium clostridium \clostridium\ n. clostridia 1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore. Syn: clostridia. [WordNet 1.5] 2. [capitalized] 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 ). [PJC]