methanotrophic
/mɪˌθanə(ʊ)ˈtrɒfɪk/ /mɪˌθanə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊfɪk/ /ˌmɛθənə(ʊ)ˈtrɒfɪk/Microbiology
adjective
Of a bacterium: capable of utilizing methane as a source of carbon and energy.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Mikrobiologiya. From methane + -o- + -trophic.
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