pediococcus

[ ped-ee-uh-kok-uhs ]

noun,plural ped·i·o·coc·ci

[ped-ee-uh-kok-sahy, -see]. /ˌpɛd i əˈkɒk saɪ, -si/. Bacteriology.

any of several spherical, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Pediococcus, producing acid and clouding in beer and wort.

Origin of pediococcus

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From New Latin; see origin at pedi-, -o-, coccus

Other words from pediococcus

ped·i·o·coc·cal [ped-ee-uh-kok-uhl], /ˌpɛd i əˈkɒk əl/, ped·i·o·coc·cic [ped-ee-uh-kok-sik], /ˌpɛd i əˈkɒk sɪk/, adjective

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