Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strepto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: strep-to
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of streptococcus.

Informal

noun

Clipping of streptocarpus.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Sinusitis is heavly operated on, and still people are suffering. All bugs and germs are part of our system, even streptos and over 60 % carry some Hepatitis Germs without ever geting or spreading it."
"I also have a WWW page with pictures if interested: […] look under the Convention '95 page, there are several streptos. Also look under "Take a bite of the strang stuff" for a view of a^([sic]) unifoliate strep."

Etymology

Clipping of streptococcus. Compare the suffix strepto-.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

streptos (plural)

Synonyms

strep

Questions

What does strepto mean?: Clipping of streptococcus.
Where does strepto come from?: Clipping of streptococcus. Compare the suffix strepto-.

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