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enterococcus

/ˌɛntəɹoʊˈkɑkəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
en-te-ro-coc-cus
IPA
/ˌɛntəɹoʊˈkɑkəs/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- English -coccus English enterococcus From entero- + -coccus.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɛntəɹoʊˈkɑkəs/
  • British English: /ˌɛntəɹə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/

Inflected Forms

enterococci (plural)

Derived Forms

enterococcal enterococcemia enterococcosis VRE

Frequently Paired Words

coccus

Rhymes With

caucus raucous staphylococcus streptococcus secaucus cryptococcus echinococcus ascococcus cytococcus

Questions

How do you pronounce enterococcus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛntəɹoʊˈkɑkəs/.
What does enterococcus mean?
Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics
Where does enterococcus come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- English -coccus English enterococcus From entero- + -coccus.

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