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an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cal | \ -ˌn(y)ü-mə-ˈkäk-əl 
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or antipneumococcic \ -ˈkäk-(ˌ)sik \ or antipneumococcus \ -ˈkäk-əs \
\ or antipneumococcus \ -ˈkäk-əs \Medical Definition of antipneumococcal
: destroying or inhibiting pneumococci
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