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METHANE
methane
(noun) a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
methane (countable and uncountable, plural methanes)
(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.
Synonyms: methyl hydride (appears in some chemistry literature), carbon tetrahydride (rare, systematic name)
Hypernym: greenhouse gas
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of very many derivatives of methane.
Anagrams
• meaneth
Source: Wiktionary
Meth"ane, n. Etym: [See Methal.] (Chem.)
Definition: A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4; marsh gas. See Marsh gas, under Gas. Methane series (Chem.), a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also the paraffin (little affinity) series. The lightest members are gases, as methane, ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane, heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as paraffin proper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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