staphylococcus
/ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/
staphylococcus noun: a spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
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Noun
staphylococcus (plural staphylococci)
- A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
- This Scottish bacteriologist accidentally discovered the antibiotic penicillin after bacteria-killing fungus formed on staphylococci cultures he had left unattended.2012, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge, page 127
staphylococcus meaning in Tagalog and Persian
staphylococcus in Tagalog
- bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus
- estapilokoko
staphylococcus in Persian
- bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus
- استافیلوکوک estâfilokok
Forms of staphylococcus
| plural | staphylococci |
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Origin of staphylococcus
Borrowed from translingual Staphylococcus. By surface analysis, staphylo- + -coccus.
Words formed from staphylococcus
Questions about staphylococcus
- What does staphylococcus mean?
- Staphylococcus means a spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
- What is staphylococcus in Tagalog?
- Staphylococcus in Tagalog is estapilokoko. See Staphylococcus meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is staphylococcus?
- Staphylococcus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce staphylococcus?
- Staphylococcus is pronounced /ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/.
- What is the plural of staphylococcus?
- The plural of staphylococcus is staphylococci.
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