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Clostridium septicum (medicine) and nap(2) (iou)


Clostridium septicum (medicine)


Clostridium septicum


A species found in malignant oedema of animals, in human war wounds, and in cases of appendicitis; it is pathogenic for guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, and pigeons and produces an exotoxin that is lethal and haemolytic.

Synonym: Ghon-Sachs bacillus, Sachs' bacillus, vibrion septique.


nap(2) (iou)



nap noun2. [nap] Also knap. LME.
[Middle Low German, Middle Dutch noppe (whence German, Danish noppe) rel. to noppen trim by shearing the nap.]
Orig. the rough layer of projecting threads or fibres on the surface of a woollen or Other textile fabric. Now, a raised pile given to cloth, esp. velvet, by raising, cutting, and smoothing the short fibres. LME.
T. Dreiser His feet sinking into the soft nap of the carpet. E. Wilson Sometimes this linen twill was brushed to form a raised nap.
b. A cloth with a nap on it. Now rare. M18.
c. A bundle of bedding that is carried around, a swag. Austral. slang. L19.
transf. A soft downy surface resembling the nap of cloth. L16.
The smooth glossy surface of a felt, silk, etc. hat. E18.