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acetotrophic

acetotrophic adjective: that can metabolise acetate, typically yielding methane and carbon dioxide.

Adjective

acetotrophic (not comparable)

  1. That can metabolise acetate, typically yielding methane and carbon dioxide

Origin of acetotrophic

From aceto- + -trophic.

Questions about acetotrophic

What does acetotrophic mean?
Acetotrophic means that can metabolise acetate, typically yielding methane and carbon dioxide.
What part of speech is acetotrophic?
Acetotrophic is an adjective.

Words near acetotrophic in the dictionary

  1. acetothienone
  2. acetotoluide
  3. acetotoluides
  4. acetotoluidide
  5. acetotoluidides
  6. acetotrophic
  7. acetotrophy
  8. acetous
  9. acetous acid
  10. acetovanillone
  11. acetoveratrone

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