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acetogenic

acetogenic adjective: capable of converting carbon dioxide or sugars into acetic acid or acetate; used especially of bacteria.

Adjective

acetogenic (comparative more acetogenic, superlative most acetogenic)

  1. Capable of converting carbon dioxide or sugars into acetic acid or acetate; used especially of bacteria.

Forms of acetogenic

comparativemore acetogenic
superlativemost acetogenic

Origin of acetogenic

From aceto- + -genic.

Words formed from acetogenic

Questions about acetogenic

What does acetogenic mean?
Acetogenic means capable of converting carbon dioxide or sugars into acetic acid or acetate; used especially of bacteria.
What part of speech is acetogenic?
Acetogenic is an adjective.

Words near acetogenic in the dictionary

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

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