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acetogen

acetogen noun: any organism that generates acetic acid or acetate as a product of acetogenesis.

Noun

acetogen (plural acetogens)

  1. Any organism that generates acetic acid or acetate as a product of acetogenesis.

Forms of acetogen

pluralacetogens

Origin of acetogen

From aceto- + -gen.

Questions about acetogen

What does acetogen mean?
Acetogen means any organism that generates acetic acid or acetate as a product of acetogenesis.
What part of speech is acetogen?
Acetogen is a noun.
What is the plural of acetogen?
The plural of acetogen is acetogens.

Words near acetogen in the dictionary

  1. acetoclastic
  2. acetoclastically
  3. acetoclastis
  4. acetoclasts
  5. acetoclasty
  6. acetogen
  7. acetogenesis
  8. acetogenic
  9. acetogenin
  10. acetogenins
  11. acetogens

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