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natural gas

–noun

a combustible mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons that accumulates in porous sedimentary rocks, esp. those yielding petroleum, consisting usually of over 80 percent methane together with minor amounts of ethane, propane, butane, nitrogen, and, sometimes, helium: used as a fuel and to make carbon black, acetylene, and synthesis gas.

[Origin: 1815–25

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natural gas
n. Abbr. NG
A mixture of hydrocarbon gases that occurs with petroleum deposits, principally methane together with varying quantities of ethane, propane, butane, and other gases, and is used as a fuel and in the manufacture of organic compounds.

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natural gas
noun
a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

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natural gas

gas suitable for burning, found underground or under the sea

Arabic:	غاز طَبيعي
Chinese (Simplified):	天然气
Chinese (Traditional):	天然氣
Czech:	zemní plyn
Danish:	naturgas
Dutch:	aardgas
Estonian:	maagaas
Finnish:	maakaasu
French:	gaz naturel
German:	das Erdgas
Greek:	φυσικό αέριο
Hungarian:	földgáz
Icelandic:	jarðgas
Indonesian:	gas alam
Italian:	gas naturale*, metano

Japanese:	天然ガス
Latvian:	dabasgāze
Lithuanian:	gamtinės dujos
Norwegian:	naturgass
Polish:	gaz ziemny
Portuguese (Brazil):	gás natural
Portuguese (Portugal):	gás natural
Romanian:	gaz natural
Russian:	природный газ
Slovak:	zemný plyn
Slovenian:	zemeljski plin
Spanish:	gas natural
Swedish:	naturgas
Turkish:	doğal gaz

See also: naturalist, naturally, natural, natural history, natural resources

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natural gas Audio Help (nāch'ər-əl) Pronunciation Key
A mixture of hydrocarbon gases that occurs naturally beneath the Earth's surface, often with or near petroleum deposits. Natural gas contains mostly of methane but also has varying amounts of ethane, propane, butane, and nitrogen. It is used as a fuel and in making organic compounds.

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