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Definition of Methane

1. Noun. A colorless odorless gas used as a fuel.

Definition of Methane

1. n. A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH₄; marsh gas. See Marsh gas, under Gas.

Definition of Methane

1. Noun. (organic compound uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas. ¹

2. Noun. (organic chemistry countable) Any of very many derivatives of methane. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Methane

1. a flammable gas [n -S]

Medical Definition of Methane

1. A light, colourless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4; marsh gas. See Marsh gas, under Gas. Methane series, a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also the paraffin (little affinity) series. The lightest members are gases, as methane, ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane, heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc); while the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as paraffin proper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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