staphylococcus
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/ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/
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/ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/ · /ˌstæfɪləˈkɒkəs/
Definition of staphylococcus
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
“This Scottish bacteriologist accidentally discovered the antibiotic penicillin after bacteria-killing fungus formed on staphylococci cultures he had left unattended.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Staphylococcus. By surface analysis, staphylo- + -coccus.
Words you can make from staphylococcus
200+ playable · top: HYPOCAUSTS (20 pts)
Best play hypocausts 20 points10-letter words
1 word9-letter words
6 words8-letter words
19 words- OUTPSYCH 18 pts
- SPLOTCHY 18 pts
- CATCHUPS 17 pts
- COPYCATS 17 pts
- PACHUCOS 17 pts
- TOYSHOPS 16 pts
- CALYPSOS 15 pts
- COSPLAYS 15 pts
- OUTCOACH 15 pts
- POLYCOTS 15 pts
- PUSSYCAT 15 pts
- SOOTHSAY 14 pts
- CYTOSOLS 13 pts
- OUTPLAYS 13 pts
- SLAPSHOT 13 pts
- TOOLPUSH 13 pts
- UPSHOOTS 13 pts
- SCOPULAS 12 pts
- OUTCLASS 10 pts
7-letter words
71 words- CLUTCHY 17 pts
- PSYCHOS 17 pts
- SCYPHUS 17 pts
- CAPOUCH 16 pts
- CATCHUP 16 pts
- COPYCAT 16 pts
- CYCLOPS 16 pts
- PACHUCO 16 pts
- CHYLOUS 15 pts
- PHYTOLS 15 pts
- SLOUCHY 15 pts
- SPLASHY 15 pts
- TOYSHOP 15 pts
- TYPHOUS 15 pts
- CACHOUS 14 pts
- CALYPSO 14 pts
- CLAUCHT 14 pts
- COSPLAY 14 pts
- COYPOUS 14 pts
- OCTUPLY 14 pts
- POLYCOT 14 pts
- POTLACH 14 pts
- SCHTUPS 14 pts
- SCOOTCH 14 pts
- SCULTCH 14 pts
- SPLOTCH 14 pts
- SUCCAHS 14 pts
- SUCCOTH 14 pts
- COCCOUS 13 pts
- SOOTHLY 13 pts
- AUTOPSY 12 pts
- CAHOOTS 12 pts
- CASHOOS 12 pts
- COHOSTS 12 pts
- COOLTHS 12 pts
- CUSHATS 12 pts
- CYTOSOL 12 pts
- HOOPLAS 12 pts
- OOCYSTS 12 pts
- OUTPLAY 12 pts
- PAYOUTS 12 pts
- SCHOOLS 12 pts
- SCOUTHS 12 pts
- STYLOPS 12 pts
- SULPHAS 12 pts
- UPSHOOT 12 pts
- UPSHOTS 12 pts
- ACCOSTS 11 pts
- CATSUPS 11 pts
- COPLOTS 11 pts
- COPOUTS 11 pts
- COPULAS 11 pts
- CUPOLAS 11 pts
- OCCULTS 11 pts
- OCTOPUS 11 pts
- SCOPULA 11 pts
- SCULPTS 11 pts
- STUCCOS 11 pts
- UPCASTS 11 pts
- UPCOAST 11 pts
- LAYOUTS 10 pts
- OUTLAYS 10 pts
- OUTSAYS 10 pts
- CUTLASS 9 pts
- LOCUSTA 9 pts
- LOCUSTS 9 pts
- OUTPASS 9 pts
- POSTALS 9 pts
- SALOOPS 9 pts
- SPOUSAL 9 pts
- TALCOUS 9 pts
6-letter words
102 words- CATCHY 16 pts
- PATCHY 16 pts
- POACHY 16 pts
- POUCHY 16 pts
- PSYCHO 16 pts
- PSYCHS 16 pts
- OCCUPY 15 pts
- CHOOSY 14 pts
- HYSSOP 14 pts
- PHYTOL 14 pts
- PLASHY 14 pts
- PLUSHY 14 pts
- POSHLY 14 pts
- CACHOU 13 pts
- CLACHS 13 pts
- CLUTCH 13 pts
- COPAYS 13 pts
- COYPOU 13 pts
- COYPUS 13 pts
- CULTCH 13 pts
- CYCLOS 13 pts
- PUTSCH 13 pts
- SCHTUP 13 pts
- SCOOCH 13 pts
- SCOTCH 13 pts
- COCCAL 12 pts
- COCCUS 12 pts
- HOSTLY 12 pts
- CAHOOT 11 pts
- CASHOO 11 pts
- CHALOT 11 pts
- CHOLAS 11 pts
- CHOLOS 11 pts
- CLASSY 11 pts
- CLOTHS 11 pts
- COHOST 11 pts
- COOLTH 11 pts
- COSTLY 11 pts
- COUTHS 11 pts
- COYAUS 11 pts
- CUSHAT 11 pts
- HOOPLA 11 pts
- LAYUPS 11 pts
- OCTYLS 11 pts
- OOCYST 11 pts
- PATHOS 11 pts
- PAYOUT 11 pts
- PHOTOS 11 pts
- PLATYS 11 pts
- POTASH 11 pts
- POTHOS 11 pts
- POYOUS 11 pts
- PUSSLY 11 pts
- SAUCHS 11 pts
- SCHOOL 11 pts
- SCHULS 11 pts
- SCOUTH 11 pts
- ACCOST 10 pts
- CACTUS 10 pts
- CAPOTS 10 pts
- CATSUP 10 pts
- CLASPS 10 pts
- CLASPT 10 pts
- COACTS 10 pts
- COAPTS 10 pts
- COCOAS 10 pts
- COOPTS 10 pts
- COPALS 10 pts
- COPLOT 10 pts
- COPOUT 10 pts
- COPULA 10 pts
- CUPOLA 10 pts
- CUSPAL 10 pts
- OCCULT 10 pts
- SCALPS 10 pts
- SCAUPS 10 pts
- SCOOPS 10 pts
- ASLOSH 9 pts
- HOSTAS 9 pts
- LAYOUT 9 pts
- LOTAHS 9 pts
- OUTLAY 9 pts
- OUTSAY 9 pts
- ASCOTS 8 pts
- CLASTS 8 pts
- CLOOTS 8 pts
- CLOUTS 8 pts
- COASTS 8 pts
- COSTAL 8 pts
- CUSTOS 8 pts
- CUTLAS 8 pts
- LAPSUS 8 pts
- LOCUST 8 pts
- OSCULA 8 pts
- PLUOTS 8 pts
- POSTAL 8 pts
- POULTS 8 pts
- PULAOS 8 pts
- SALOOP 8 pts
- SCOOTS 8 pts
- SCOUTS 8 pts
- SAULTS 6 pts
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