Methane vs Methanotroph - What's the difference?
methane | methanotroph |
(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH4, being a constituent of natural gas.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of very many derivatives of methane.
Any bacteria that employs methane as a source of carbon and of energy
As nouns the difference between methane and methanotroph
is that methane is (organic compound|uncountable) the simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, ch4, being a constituent of natural gas while methanotroph is any bacteria that employs methane as a source of carbon and of energy.methane
English
(wikipedia methane)Noun
- Cattle emit a large amount of methane .