acetogenic

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adjective

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

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Meanings

adjectiveacetogenic (comparative more acetogenic, superlative most acetogenic)

comparative more acetogenic · superlative most acetogenic

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

Origin

From aceto- + -genic.

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Translations

Portuguese acetogénico, acetogênico
  • acetogénicocapable of converting carbon dioxide or sugars into acetic acid or acetate
  • acetogênicocapable of converting carbon dioxide or sugars into acetic acid or acetate
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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