— diplococcal, diplococcic /dip'leuh kok"sik/ , adj.
/dip'leuh kok"euhs/ , n. , pl. diplococci /-kok"suy, -see/ , Bacteriol.
any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae.
[ 1886; ]
— diplococcal, diplococcic /dip'leuh kok"sik/ , adj.
/dip'leuh kok"euhs/ , n. , pl. diplococci /-kok"suy, -see/ , Bacteriol.
any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae.
[ 1886; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012