Words containing coccus
6 letter words containing coccus
- coccus — any spherical or nearly spherical bacterium, such as a staphylococcus
10 letter words containing coccus
- ascococcus — (biology) A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is enclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.
- cytococcus — (biology) The nucleus of the cytula or parent cell.
- gonococcus — the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, causing gonorrhea.
11 letter words containing coccus
- diplococcus — any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae.
- micrococcus — any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic.
- pediococcus — any of several spherical, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Pediococcus, producing acid and clouding in beer and wort.
- tetracoccus — a spherical bacterium occurring in square groups of four.
12 letter words containing coccus
- cryptococcus — any fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which cause disease in animals and humans
- echinococcus — any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.
- enterococcus — A streptococcus of a group that occurs naturally in the intestine but causes inflammation and blood infection if introduced elsewhere in the body (e.g., by injury or surgery).
- pneumococcus — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
13 letter words containing coccus
- meningococcus — a reniform or spherical bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.
- streptococcus — any of several spherical or oval bacteria of the genus Streptococcus, occurring in pairs or chains, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, causing scarlet fever, tonsillitis, etc.
14 letter words containing coccus
- staphylococcus — any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs, tetrads, and irregular clusters, certain species of which, as S. aureus, can be pathogenic for humans.
15 letter words containing coccus
- eleutherococcus — a shrub, Eleutherococcus senticosus, which is found in Siberia and which is used in herbal medicine. It supposedly increases stamina and boosts the immune system
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