cocci

American

[kok-sahy, -see] / ˈkɒk saɪ, -si /

noun

plural of coccus.
coccidioidomycosis.

cocci British

/ ˈkɒksaɪ /

noun

the plural of coccus

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Vocabulary lists containing cocci

Microbiology - High School

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Two-thirds of all patients with cocci got it right there in Arizona.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Three basic prokaryotic categories are cocci, spirilli, and bacilli.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Coccidioides, the fungus that causes cocci, thrives in rain-soaked soil.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2022

Part a: The micrograph shows ball-shaped cocci about 0.9 microns long.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Many of the bacilli form endospores but the cocci do not.

From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)

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