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micrococcus

micrococcus noun: any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless.

Noun

micrococcus (plural micrococci)

  1. Any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless.

Forms of micrococcus

pluralmicrococci

Origin of micrococcus

From micro- + -coccus.

Words formed from micrococcus

Questions about micrococcus

What does micrococcus mean?
Micrococcus means any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless.
What part of speech is micrococcus?
Micrococcus is a noun.
What is the plural of micrococcus?
The plural of micrococcus is micrococci.

Words near micrococcus in the dictionary

  1. microcoaxial
  2. micrococcal
  3. micrococci
  4. micrococcologist
  5. micrococcologists
  6. micrococcus
  7. microcode
  8. microcoded
  9. microcodes
  10. microcoding
  11. microcoil

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