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methanogen

meth·an·o·gen
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [me-than-uh-juh n, -jen]
    • /mɛˈθæn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [me-than-uh-juh n, -jen]
    • /mɛˈθæn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn/

Definitions of methanogen word

  • noun methanogen any of a diverse group of widely distributed archaebacteria that occur in anaerobic environments, as the intestinal tracts of animals, freshwater and marine sediments, and sewage, and are capable of producing methane from a limited number of substrates, including carbon dioxide and hydrogen, acetate, and methylamines: an important source of natural gas. 1
  • noun methanogen A methane-producing bacterium, especially an archaean that reduces carbon dioxide to methane. 1
  • noun methanogen an anaerobic microorganism that lives on carbon dioxide and hydrogen and gives off methane, found in swamp sediment, cows' stomachs, etc. 0

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Origin of methanogen

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
1975-80; methane- + -o- + -gen

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Parts of speech for Methanogen

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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methanogen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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