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methane
[ meth-eyn; British mee-theyn ]
/ ˈmɛθ eɪn; British ˈmi θeɪn /
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noun Chemistry.
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for methane
methane
/ (ˈmiːθeɪn) /
noun
Word Origin for methane
C19: from meth (yl) + -ane
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Scientific definitions for methane
methane
[ mĕth′ān′ ]
A colorless, odorless, flammable gas that is the simplest hydrocarbon. 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. Methane is the first member of the alkane series. Chemical formula: CH4.
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