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methylotroph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
methy-lotroph
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organism that uses simple methyl compounds (such as methane or methanol) as a source of carbon and of energy

Etymology

Etymology tree German Methylbor. English methyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -troph English methylotroph From methyl + -o- + -troph.

Inflected Forms

methylotrophs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

methanotroph

Questions

What does methylotroph mean?
Any organism that uses simple methyl compounds (such as methane or methanol) as a source of carbon and of energy
Where does methylotroph come from?
Etymology tree German Methylbor. English methyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -troph English methylotroph From methyl + -o- + -troph.

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