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acetoclastis

acetoclastis noun: the splitting of acetate into methane and carbon dioxide by some methanogens.

Noun

acetoclastis (uncountable)

  1. The splitting of acetate into methane and carbon dioxide by some methanogens.

Origin of acetoclastis

See aceto- and -clast.

Questions about acetoclastis

What does acetoclastis mean?
Acetoclastis means the splitting of acetate into methane and carbon dioxide by some methanogens.
What part of speech is acetoclastis?
Acetoclastis is a noun.

Words near acetoclastis in the dictionary

  1. acetocarmine
  2. acetochlor
  3. acetoclast
  4. acetoclastic
  5. acetoclastically
  6. acetoclastis
  7. acetoclasts
  8. acetoclasty
  9. acetogen
  10. acetogenesis
  11. acetogenic

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