methaniferous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
methaniferous (comparative more methaniferous, superlative most methaniferous)
- That produces methane (used especially of certain bacteria).
- 1911, Gas World, volume 55, page 196:
- But this “methaniferous” gas can be once more diluted with carbonic oxide, and passed through a second nickel apparatus.
- 1948, The Chemical Age, volume 59, page 43:
- In the first of these articles C. Padovani and E. Gatti discuss the anomalous compressibility of methane and methaniferous gases when used for auto-traction.
Translations[edit]
producing methane
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