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methanotrophy

methanotrophy noun: the bacterial use of methane as a source of carbon and of energy.

Noun

methanotrophy (uncountable)

  1. The bacterial use of methane as a source of carbon and of energy

Origin of methanotrophy

From methane + -o- + -trophy.

Questions about methanotrophy

What does methanotrophy mean?
Methanotrophy means the bacterial use of methane as a source of carbon and of energy.
What part of speech is methanotrophy?
Methanotrophy is a noun.

Words near methanotrophy in the dictionary

  1. methanosphere
  2. methanospheres
  3. methanotroph
  4. methanotrophic
  5. methanotrophs
  6. methanotrophy
  7. methanotropic
  8. methanoyl
  9. methantheline
  10. methapyrilene
  11. methaqualone

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