Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methanotroph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: methan-otroph
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane as a source of carbon and of energy.

Example Sentences

"Because heterotrophic bacteria rapidly outgrow methanotrophs in media supplemented with complex nutrients, most pure cultures of methanotrophs have been isolated using defined media without organic supplements."
"In addition, some methanotrophs, such as the species of Methylococcus and Methylocaldum, lack distinctive fatty acid biomarkers."
"Methanotrophs are fairly ubiquitous in soil, but two distinct types have been reported."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -troph English methanotroph From methane + -o- + -troph.

Inflected Forms

methanotrophs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

methanotrophic methanotrophy methylotroph

Synonyms

methanophile

Questions

What does methanotroph mean?: Any bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane as a source of carbon and of energy.
Where does methanotroph come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -troph English methanotroph From methane + -o- + -troph.

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