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acetan

acetan noun: an extracellular polymeric substance found in Acetobacter xylinum.

Noun

acetan (uncountable)

  1. An extracellular polymeric substance found in Acetobacter xylinum.

Questions about acetan

What does acetan mean?
Acetan means an extracellular polymeric substance found in Acetobacter xylinum.
What part of speech is acetan?
Acetan is a noun.

Words near acetan in the dictionary

  1. acetamids
  2. acetaminophen
  3. acetaminophens
  4. acetaminosalol
  5. acetamiprid
  6. acetan
  7. acetanilid
  8. acetanilide
  9. acetanilides
  10. acetanilids
  11. acetanisidide

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