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methanotropic

methanotropic is the misspelling of methanotrophic.

Meaning of methanotrophic

Adjective

methanotrophic (comparative more methanotrophic, superlative most methanotrophic)

  1. Of or pertaining to a methanotroph or to methanotrophy
    • Almarcrux's abundant water and relatively mild temperature and gravity have placed it on the short list of terraforming candidate worlds. However, there is significant opposition from eco-ethics groups, who assert that Almarcrux's primitive methanotrophic bacteria may be a precursor to a...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Almarcrux planetary description

Questions about methanotropic

What is methanotropic the misspelling of?
Methanotropic is the misspelling of methanotrophic.

Words near methanotropic in the dictionary

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

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