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marsh gas
noun
- a gaseous decomposition product of organic matter, consisting primarily of methane.
marsh gas
noun
- a hydrocarbon gas largely composed of methane formed when organic material decays in the absence of air
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marsh gas1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences
Many varieties of coal give off a gas known as marsh-gas or fire-damp.
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Franklin's study of marsh gas and effect of oil on water, 390.
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A similar relation holds good between marsh gas and olefiant gas (ethylene).
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But here is another gas, about which I may have to say something directly, called marsh gas (the gas of coal-mines).
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Here goes: marsh gas, or methane as it is sometimes called, is the first of the group of hydrocarbons known as paraffins.
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