acetogenesis

noun

ace·​to·​gen·​e·​sis ə-ˌsē-tə-ˈje-nə-səs 

biochemistry

: the production of acetic acid in the form of acetate especially through the action of acetogens

During acetogenesis, the interim products are converted into acetic acid, which is followed by methanogenesis …

—Biocycle, February 2003

acetogenic

ə-ˌsē-tə-ˈje-nik 

adjective

There is a group of acetogenic bacteria that is able to reduce CO₂ with hydrogen to acetate.

—Alfons J. M. Stams and Caroline M. Plugge, in Methane and Climate Change, 2010

Word History

Etymology

aceto- + genesis

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

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