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Definition of methane - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
chemistry fuelTECH. colorless gas, CH₄, used as fuel and found in natural gasTECH.
- Methane is used as a fuel in many homes.
- Engineers detected methane leaking from the pipeline.
- Cow farms produce methane during digestion.
Expressions with methane
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natural gas trapped in underground coal layers and used as fuel
Coalbed methane is produced from old coal seams beneath the basin.
group of simple hydrocarbons with only single bonds
Methane series compounds are used as fuels.
Origin of methane
Greek, methy (wine) + ane (suffix for hydrocarbons)
Terms with methane included in their meaning
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energy source
gas mainly methane from underground used for energy
chemistry
univalent radical derived from methane
energy
natural gas made mostly of methane with almost no liquid hydrocarbons
chemistry
methane from decomposing vegetation in water
methane production
conversion of organic matter into methane by microorganisms
abr: Methane
colorless gas used as fuel and in chemical industry
mining
inflammable gas in coal mines, mostly methane
astronomy
giant planet made of ices like water and methane
organic chemistry
reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide forming methane
chemistry
convert into methane gas
biology
microorganism producing methane in anaerobic conditions
biology
production of methane by microorganisms in anaerobic conditions
production
capable of producing methane
abr: Methane Monooxygenase
enzyme that changes methane into another substance
chemistry
simplest amino compound of methane
chemistry
group of saturated hydrocarbons including methane
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- Arabic:مِيثان, ...
- Hebrew:מֵתָאן, ...
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- Hindi:मीथेन, ...
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