how to pronounce streptococcus

/ˌstɹɛptəˈkɔːkəs/

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streptococcus is pronounced in four syllables

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stɹɛptəkɔːkəs

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An example use of streptococcus in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… get your streptococcus right now exactly …”

meanings of streptococcus

noun:

  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.

streptococcus frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word streptococcus occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words that rhyme with streptococcus

caucusstaphylococcus

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