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acetogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ace-to-genic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

From aceto- + -genic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more acetogenic (comparative) most acetogenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonacetogenic

Frequently Paired Words

acetogenesis

Questions

What does acetogenic mean?
Capable of converting carbon dioxide or sugars into acetic acid or acetate; used especially of bacteria.
Where does acetogenic come from?
From aceto- + -genic.

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