pneumococcal

pneu·mo·coc·cal
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/ˌn(j)uː.məˈkɒk.əl/

adjective

Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium.

Similar
pneumococcic
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English pneumococcus ← New Latin coccu →
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Meanings

adjectivepneumococcal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium.

    Synonyms: pneumococcic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium.

Similar
pneumococcic
Also see
pneumococcic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléwmō
  3. Ancient Greekπλεύμων (pleúmōn)
  4. Ancient Greekπνέω (pnéō)influ.
  5. Ancient Greekπνεῦμα (pneûma)influ.
  6. Ancient Greekπνεύμων (pneúmōn)
  7. Englishpneumo-
  8. Ancient Greekκόκκος (kókkos)
  9. Latincoccum
  10. New Latincoccu
  11. Englishcoccus
  12. Englishpneumococcus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishpneumococcal

From pneumococcus + -al.

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Translations

Italian pneumococcico
  • pneumococcicoof, pertaining to or caused by the pneumococcus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pneumococcal

cockle
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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