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methane Definition


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methane
noun
    1. chem.
      (formula CH4) a colourless odourless flammable gas, used in the manufacture of organic chemicals and hydrogen, and as a cooking and heating fuel (in the form of natural gas of which it is the main component), and which occurs naturally as marsh gas and as firedamp.
Etymology: 19c.



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