diplococcus

[ dip-luh-kok-uhs ]

noun,plural dip·lo·coc·ci [dip-luh-kok-sahy, -see], /ˌdɪp ləˈkɒk saɪ, -si/, Bacteriology.
  1. any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae.

Origin of diplococcus

1
From New Latin, dating back to 1886; see origin at diplo-, coccus

Other words from diplococcus

  • dip·lo·coc·cal, dip·lo·coc·cic [dip-luh-kok-sik], /ˌdɪp ləˈkɒk sɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for diplococcus

diplococcus

/ (ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒkəs) /


nounplural -cocci (-ˈkɒksaɪ)
  1. any of various spherical Gram-positive bacteria that occur in pairs, esp any of the genus Diplococcus, such as D. pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia: family Lactobacillaceae

Derived forms of diplococcus

  • diplococcal or diplococcic (ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒksɪk, -ˈkɒkɪk), adjective

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