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strepto

strepto is the clipping of streptococcus.

strepto is the clipping of streptocarpus.

Meaning of streptococcus

Noun

streptococcus (plural streptococci)

  1. A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.
    Synonyms:
    strep, strepto

Meaning of streptocarpus

Noun

streptocarpus (plural streptocarpuses)

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Streptocarpus; Cape primroses.

Synonyms of strepto

Forms of strepto

pluralstreptos

Origin of strepto

Clipping of streptococcus. Compare the suffix strepto-.

Clipping of streptocarpus. Compare the suffix strepto-.

Questions about strepto

What is strepto the clipping of?
Strepto is the clipping of streptococcus.

Words near strepto in the dictionary

  1. streptavidine
  2. streptavidins
  3. streptaxid
  4. streptaxids
  5. streptin
  6. strepto
  7. strepto-
  8. streptoavidin
  9. streptobacillary
  10. streptobacilli
  11. streptobacillosis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: strepto (page history and authors); streptococcus (page history and authors); streptocarpus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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