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methanogenesis

methanogenesis noun: the generation of methane by anaerobic bacteria.

Noun

methanogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The generation of methane by anaerobic bacteria.

Origin of methanogenesis

From methane + -o- + -genesis.

Words formed from methanogenesis

Questions about methanogenesis

What does methanogenesis mean?
Methanogenesis means the generation of methane by anaerobic bacteria.
What part of speech is methanogenesis?
Methanogenesis is a noun.

Words near methanogenesis in the dictionary

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

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