STREP

streptococcal, streptococcic, strep

(adjective) of or relating to or caused by streptococci

streptococcus, streptococci, strep

(noun) spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

strep (countable and uncountable, plural streps)

(informal, disease) A strep throat.

(informal) A streptococcus.

Synonym: strepto

Etymology 2

Noun

strep (plural streps)

(informal) Clipping of streptocarpus.

Synonym: strepto

Anagrams

• Prest, Terps, TrEPS, perts, prest, terps

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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