ascococcus

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UK/ˌæskə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/US/ˌæskəˈkɑkəs/

noun

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.

OriginNew Latin ascococcus ← Ancient Greek ἀσκός →
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Meanings

nounascococcus (plural ascococci)

plural ascococci

  1. bacteriologyA 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀσκός
  2. New Latinascococcus
  3. Englishascococcus

From New Latin ascococcus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós) + κόκκος (kókkos). By surface analysis, ascus + -coccus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ascococcus

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APA

ascococcus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascococcus

MLA

“ascococcus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascococcus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ascococcus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascococcus.

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