Meanings
noun
- biochemistryThe anaerobic production of acetic acid or acetate by bacteria.
1 more example
It is the opinion of Snoswell and co-workers that the balance between hepatic production of acetate and ketone bodies may be determined by the availability of carnitine, increased concentrations of this compound leading to decreased ketogenesis and increased acetogenesis (A. M. Snoswell, personal communication).
1977, G. David Baird, “Aspects of ruminant intermediary metabolism in relation to ketosis”, in Biochemical Reviews, page 819
Origin
Translations
Portuguese acetogénese, acetogênese
- acetogéneseanaerobic production of acetic acid or acetate by bacteria
- acetogêneseanaerobic production of acetic acid or acetate by bacteria
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APA
acetogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetogenesis
MLA
“acetogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetogenesis.
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