acetotrophic

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adjective

That can metabolise acetate, typically yielding methane and carbon dioxide

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Meanings

adjectiveacetotrophic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat can metabolise acetate, typically yielding methane and carbon dioxide

Origin

From aceto- + -trophic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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