— pediococcal /ped'ee euh kok"euhl/ , pediococcic /ped'ee euh kok"sik/ , adj.
/ped'ee euh kok"euhs/ , n. , pl. pediococci /-kok"suy, -see/ . Bacteriol.
any of several spherical, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Pediococcus, producing acid and clouding in beer and wort.
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