streptococcal

1. 1.

   of or relating to or caused by streptococci

   Synonymsstreptococcicstrep

Questions about streptococcal

What does streptococcal mean?

streptococcal means "of or relating to or caused by streptococci".

How many syllables are in streptococcal?

streptococcal has 4 syllables: strep-to-coc-cal. The stress falls on "to".

What is another word for streptococcal?

Close synonyms include streptococcic, strep. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is streptococcal a common word?

streptococcal 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.