English
acetoclastic
From aceto- + -clast + -ic.
Formed from aceto- + -clast + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
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Proto-Italic *akēō
Latin aceō ‘to be sour’
Latin acēscō ‘to become sour, to turn sour’
Latin acētum ‘vinegar’
English aceto-
Today it means
adj Describing anaerobic archaea that convert acetic acid to methane
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acetoclastic