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methane: Meaning and Definition of
meth•ane
Pronunciation: (meth'ānBrit.mē'thān), [key]
— n. Chem.
- a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, CH, 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.
See also:
- methane (Thesaurus)
