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methanogen
[ me-than-uh-juhn, -jen ]
noun
, Microbiology.
- any of a diverse group of widely distributed archaea that occur in anaerobic environments, as the intestinal tracts of animals, freshwater and marine sediments, and sewage, and are capable of producing methane ( def ) from a limited number of substrates, including carbon dioxide and hydrogen, acetate, and methylamines: an important source of natural gas.
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- meth·an·o·gen·ic [me-than-, uh, -, jen, -ik], adjective
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