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methanogen

methanogen noun: any of various archaebacteria capable of methanogenesis.

Noun

methanogen (plural methanogens)

  1. Any of various archaebacteria capable of methanogenesis.

Forms of methanogen

pluralmethanogens

Origin of methanogen

From methane + -o- + -gen.

Questions about methanogen

What does methanogen mean?
Methanogen means any of various archaebacteria capable of methanogenesis.
What part of speech is methanogen?
Methanogen is a noun.
What is the plural of methanogen?
The plural of methanogen is methanogens.

Words near methanogen in the dictionary

  1. methanococcal
  2. methanococci
  3. methanococcus
  4. methanofuran
  5. methanofurans
  6. methanogen
  7. methanogenesis
  8. methanogenetic
  9. methanogenic
  10. methanogenicity
  11. methanogens

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