Added to
Favorites
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Log In
Sign Up
Premium
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
streppest
strep
/
strɛp
/
Show Spelled
[
strep
]
Show IPA
Informal.
noun
1.
streptococcus
.
adjective
2.
streptococcal
.
Origin:
1930–35;
by shortening
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
streppest
Collins
World English Dictionary
strep
(strɛp)
—
n
informal
short for
streptococcus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Streppest
is always a great word to know.
So is
gobo
. Does it mean:
So is
ninnyhammer
. Does it mean:
So is
bezoar
. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
strep
1927, in strep throat, short for
streptococcus
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
strep
(strěp)
adj.
Streptococcal.
n.
Streptococcus.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
strep
streptococcus
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Quote Of The Day
"I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence."
-George Eliot
MORE
Remove ads like these. Upgrade now!
Popular Searches
Steps to writing spe...
Funny speech writing
Tips on speech writi...
Four steps writing o...
Tips speech writing ...
Graduation speech wr...
Speech making
Motivational speech ...
Nearby Words
strengthner
strengthy
strenuity
strenuosity
strenuous
strenuously
strenuousness
strep
strep throat
strep-throat
strepent
strepera
streperous
strephon
strephosymbolia
strepitant
strepitores
strepitoso
strepitous
strepper
streppest
strepsiceros
strepsipter
strepsiptera
strepsipteran
strepsipteron
strepsipterous
strepsirhini
strepsorhina
strepsorhine
strepticemia
strepto
strepto-
streptobacillar...
streptobacilli
streptobacillus
streptobacteria
streptocarpus
streptocerciasi...
streptococcal
streptococcal s...
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Home Advisor
Copyright ©
2013 Dictionary.com, LLC
. All rights reserved.
About
PRIVACY POLICY
Terms
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Suggest a Word
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT