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methanosphere

methanosphere noun: the methane-based analogue of an H₂O water-based hydrosphere; a methane hydrosphere.

Noun

methanosphere (plural methanospheres)

  1. The methane-based analogue of an H₂O water-based hydrosphere; a methane hydrosphere.

Forms of methanosphere

pluralmethanospheres

Origin of methanosphere

From methane + -o- + -sphere.

Questions about methanosphere

What does methanosphere mean?
Methanosphere means the methane-based analogue of an H₂O water-based hydrosphere; a methane hydrosphere.
What part of speech is methanosphere?
Methanosphere is a noun.
What is the plural of methanosphere?
The plural of methanosphere is methanospheres.

Words near methanosphere in the dictionary

  1. methanometers
  2. methanone
  3. methanones
  4. methanophenazine
  5. methanopterin
  6. methanosphere
  7. methanospheres
  8. methanotroph
  9. methanotrophic
  10. methanotrophs
  11. methanotrophy

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