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acetobacter

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

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