acetogen

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounacetogen (plural acetogens)

plural acetogens

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

Origin

From aceto- + -gen.

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APA

acetogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetogen

MLA

“acetogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetogen.

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