- methane
- meth·ane
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methane
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Methane — Methane … Wikipedia
Méthane — Méthane … Wikipédia en Français
Methane — Méthane Méthane Représentation de Cram et vue 3D … Wikipédia en Français
MÉTHANE — Formule brute: CH4 Masse moléculaire: 16,04 g Masse spécifique: 0,716 8 g/l Point d’ébullition: 161,5 0C Point de fusion: 184 0C Le méthane est un hydrocarbure saturé, le plus simple des alcanes. C’est un gaz incolore, d’odeur légèrement alliacée … Encyclopédie Universelle
Methane — Meth ane, n. [See {Methal}.] (Chem.) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, {CH4}; marsh gas. It is the simplest of the aliphatic hydrocarbons. See {Marsh gas}, under {Gas}. [1913 Webster] {Methane series} (Chem.), a series of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
methane — inflammable colorless and odorless gas, marsh gas, 1867, coined from METHYL (Cf. methyl) + chemical suffix ANE (Cf. ane) … Etymology dictionary
methane — ► NOUN ▪ a colourless, odourless flammable gas which is the main constituent of natural gas. ORIGIN from METHYL(Cf. ↑methyl) … English terms dictionary
methane — [meth′ān΄] n. [ METH(YL) + ANE] a colorless, odorless, flammable, gaseous alkane, CH4, present in natural gas and formed by the decomposition of vegetable matter, as in marshes and mines, or produced artificially by heating carbon monoxide and… … English World dictionary
methane — /meth ayn/; Brit. /mee thayn/, n. Chem. 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… … Universalium
methane — /ˈmiθeɪn / (say meethayn) noun a colourless, odourless, flammable gas, CH4, the simplest alkane, the main constituent of marsh gas and the firedamp of coal mines, and obtained commercially from natural gas; the first member of the methane or… …
methane — noun /ˈmɛθɛɪn,ˈmiːθeɪn,ˈmɛθeɪn/ a) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, being a constituent of natural gas. Cattle emit a large amount of methane. b) Any of very many derivatives of methane. Syn: methyl hydride, car … Wiktionary
