Meaning Of The Word Methane

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methane
uncountable noun: Methane is a colourless gas that has no smell. Natural gas consists mostly of methane.

methane in American English
a colorless, odorless, flammable, gaseous alkane, CH4, present in natural gas and formed by the decomposition of vegetable matter, as in marshes and mines, or produced artificially by heating carbon monoxide and hydrogen: it is the simplest alkane and is
noun: 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 methane, or alkane, series of hydrocarbons

methane in British English
noun: a colourless odourless flammable gas, the simplest alkane and the main constituent of natural gas: used as a fuel. Formula: CH4

methane in the Oil and Gas Industry
noun: Methane is a colorless, odorless hydrocarbon gas which has the chemical formula CHâ‚„.

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