Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methanotrophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: methan-otro-phy
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English methane Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ)der. English -trophy English methanotrophy From methane + -o- + -trophy.

Usage

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Frequently Paired Words

methanotroph methanotrophic

Questions

What does methanotrophy mean?: The bacterial use of methane as a source of carbon and of energy
Where does methanotrophy come from?: Etymology tree English methane Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ)der. English -trophy English methanotrophy From methane + -o- + -trophy.

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