Acidogenic
Definition
Producing, generating, or promoting the formation of acids. In medical microbiology and dentistry, the term describes bacteria capable of metabolizing carbohydrates and secreting acidic compounds into the surrounding medium; in a nutritional context, it defines substances or foods that increase the body's acid load following digestion and cellular metabolism.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Acidogenic
- Acid-forming
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and plural structural changes in grammatical syntax. |
| Formation | Scientific compound borrowed from French 'acidogène', combining the prefixoid 'acido-' with the productive suffix '-gen' (generating). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.tuses.do.ˈd͡ʒen] |
| Source | Stedman's Medical Dictionary / IUPAC Chemical Glossary |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Streptococcus mutans este o bacterie acidogenă care transformă zaharurile din alimente în acizi corozivi pentru smalț.
EN: Streptococcus mutans is an acidogenic bacterium that transforms sugars from food into acids corrosive to the enamel.
RO: Cercetătorii au studiat potențialul acidogen al noului conservant folosit în industria sucurilor.
EN: The researchers studied the acidogenic potential of the new preservative used in the juice industry.
RO: O dietă puternic acidogenă poate suprasolicita sistemele tampon ale rinichilor pe termen lung.
EN: A highly acidogenic diet can overload the buffering systems of the kidneys over the long term.
Idioms & Phrases
Bacterie acidogenă / Acidogenic bacterium / acid-producing micro-organism
RO: Microorganism din cavitatea bucală sau tractul digestiv care fermentează substratul glucidic, eliberând acizi organici.
EN: A micro-organism in the oral cavity or digestive tract that ferments the carbohydrate substrate, releasing organic acids.
Potențial acidogen / Acidogenic potential / acid-forming capacity
RO: Capacitatea măsurabilă a unei substanțe sau a unui aliment de a reduce pH-ul unui mediu într-un interval de timp dat.
EN: The measurable capacity of a substance or food to lower the pH of a medium within a given time frame.
Fază acidogenă / An intermediate stage in the anaerobic digestion process of waste, where bacteria break down organic matter into volatile fatty acids.
RO: Etapă intermediară în procesul de digestie anaerobă a deșeurilor, în care bacteriile descompun materia organică în acizi grași volatili.
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