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Staphylococcus

Noun CEFR C2
ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs

Definitions

A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.

Equivalents

Españolestafilococo
Françaisstaphylocoque
Portuguêsestafilococo
14 more languages

Examples

“This Scottish bacteriologist accidentally discovered the antibiotic penicillin after bacteria-killing fungus formed on staphylococci cultures he had left unattended.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

staphyloferrin staphylokinase staphylolysin staphyloma staphyloncus staphylophage

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