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meth·ane

(mĕth′ān′)

An odorless, colorless, flammable gas, CH₄, the major constituent of natural gas, that is used as a fuel and is an important source of hydrogen and a wide variety of organic compounds.

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methane

(ˈmiːθeɪn)

(Elements & Compounds) a colourless odourless flammable gas, the simplest alkane and the main constituent of natural gas: used as a fuel. Formula: CH4. See also marsh gas, firedamp

[C19: from meth(yl) + -ane]

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meth•ane

(ˈmɛθ eɪn; Brit. ˈmi θeɪn)

n.

a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, CH₄, the main constituent of marsh gas and the firedamp of coal mines, obtained commercially from natural gas: the first member of the alkane series of hydrocarbons.

[1865–70]

meth·ane

(mĕth′ān′)

A colorless, odorless, flammable gas that is the simplest of the hydrocarbons, having the formula CH₄. It is the major constituent of natural gas and is released during the decomposition of plant or other organic compounds, as in marshes and coal mines.

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Noun

methane - a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel

gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

marsh gas - methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water

alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series, paraffin - a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

natural gas, gas - a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

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metaani

メタン

methanum

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methane

[ˈmiːθeɪn] N → metano m

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[ˈmiːθeɪn] n → méthane m

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[ˈmiːθeɪn] n → metano

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