"clostridium" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From the genus name.",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "clostridiosis"
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      "glosses": [
        "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"
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        [
          "anaerobic",
          "anaerobic"
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          "gram-positive",
          "gram-positive"
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          "bacteria",
          "bacteria"
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        [
          "Clostridium",
          "Clostridium#Translingual"
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        [
          "soil",
          "soil"
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        [
          "intestines",
          "intestines"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "clostridie"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "klostrídio",
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          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "κλωστρίδιο"
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          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "klostirídio",
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        "clostridium"
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  "word": "clostridium"
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    {
      "word": "clostridiosis"
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  "etymology_text": "From the genus name.",
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        "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"
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          "soil",
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          "intestines",
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      "word": "clostridie"
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