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acetobacter

[ uh-see-tuh-bak-ter, as-i-toh-, uh-see-tuh-bak-ter ]

noun

, Bacteriology.
  1. any of several ellipsoidal or rodshaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Acetobacter, certain species of which are used in making vinegar.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of acetobacter1

< New Latin (1898); aceto-, -bacter

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