pneumococcal

1. 1.

   of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus

Questions about pneumococcal

What does pneumococcal mean?

pneumococcal means "of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus".

How many syllables are in pneumococcal?

pneumococcal has 5 syllables: pne-u-mo-coc-cal. The stress falls on "mo".

Is pneumococcal a common word?

pneumococcal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.