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STREP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

Synonyms:

strep; streptococci; streptococcus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("strep" is a kind of...):

eubacteria; eubacterium; true bacteria (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

Holonyms ("strep" is a member of...):

genus Streptococcus (a genus of bacteria)

Derivation:

strep (of or relating to or caused by streptococci)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or caused by streptococci

Synonyms:

strep; streptococcal; streptococcic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

streptococcus (spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis)

Derivation:

strep (spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis)

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