methanogen

Noun

Meaning

archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

obligate microbe facultative anaerobe aerobe methanogenic

Hypernyms

archaebacterium archaebacteria archaeobacteria archeobacteria

Close letter words and terms

methanococcal methanococcus methanofuran methanogenesis methanogenetic methanogenic