staphylococcal

1. 1.

   of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria

   “a staphylococcal infection”

Questions about staphylococcal

What does staphylococcal mean?

staphylococcal means "of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria".

How many syllables are in staphylococcal?

staphylococcal has 5 syllables: sta-phy-lo-coc-cal. The stress falls on "lo".

Is staphylococcal a common word?

staphylococcal 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.