pediococcus

[ped-ee-uh-kok-uhs]

noun, plural ped·i·o·coc·ci

[-kok-sahy, -see] . Bacteriology.

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

Origin:
< Neo-Latin; see pedi-, -o-, coccus

Related forms

ped·i·o·coc·cal

[ped-ee-uh-kok-uhl] , ped·i·o·coc·cic

[ped-ee-uh-kok-sik] , adjective

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