METHANOGEN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("methanogen" is a kind of...):

archaebacteria; archaebacterium; archaeobacteria; archeobacteria (considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae)

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