meth|an|o|gen

meth|an|o|gen
meth|an|o|gen «muh THAN uh juhn, -THAY nuh-», noun.
one of the archaebacteria, microorganisms that are genetically distinct: »

In this study the surprised scientists found that the methanogens' RNA sequences were unlike any others they had ever seen ... Microbiologist Wolfe detected chemicals inside the methanogens that are different from any in common bacteria (Newsweek).

[< methane + -gen]

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  • methanogen — meth•an•o•gen [[t]mɛˈθæn ə dʒən, ˌdʒɛn[/t]] n. mcr any of a group of archaebacteria that occur in diverse anaerobic environments and are capable of producing methane from a limited number of chemical sources, as carbon dioxide and hydrogen •… …   From formal English to slang

  • methanogen — Any methane producing bacterium of the family Methanobacteriaceae. * * * me·than·o·gen mə than ə .jen n any of various anaerobic microorganisms that produce methane from carbon dioxide and hydrogen, are classified as bacteria (as of the family… …   Medical dictionary

  • methanogenic — me·than·o·gen·ic jen ik adj of or relating to the methanogens or methanogenesis * * * meth·a·no·gen·ic (meth″ə no jenґik) producing methane …   Medical dictionary

  • dimethoxymethane — /ˌdaɪmɛθɒksiˈmiθeɪn/ (say .duymethoksee meethayn) noun → methylal. {di 1 + meth(yl) + oxy(gen) + methane} …  

  • méthyl- — ⇒MÉTH(YL) , (MÉTH , MÉTHYL )élém. de compos. Élém. représentant le subst. méthyle dans un certain nombre de composés du domaine de la chim.; le 2e élém. est le plus souvent soudé. A. Méth . V. méthacrylique, méthane, méthionine et aussi:… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+) — meth·y·lene·tet·ra·hy·dro·fo·late de·hy·dro·gen·ase (NADP+) (meth″ə lēn tet″rə hi″dro foґlāt de hiґdro jən ās) [EC 1.5.1.5] an enzyme activity of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the… …   Medical dictionary

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

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