Definitions
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- adjective of bacteria growing in
acidic medium , but preferring analkaline medium
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- adjective especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
Etymologies
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From Latin acidum ("acid") + dūrō ("endure")
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Examples
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Increasing the number of copies of the genes that code for the enzymes involved in acid production might increase the rate of acid production, ensuring that the starter will dominate the fermentation and rapidly destroy less-aciduric competitors.
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