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meth⋅ane

  [meth-eyn; Brit. mee-theyn]
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–noun Chemistry.
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 hydrocarbons.
Origin:
1865–70; meth- + -ane
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meth·ane   (měth'ān')   
n.  An odorless, colorless, flammable gas, CH4, the major constituent of natural gas, that is used as a fuel and is an important source of hydrogen and a wide variety of organic compounds.
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methane 
1868, coined from meth(yl) + chemical suffix -ane.
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Main Entry: meth·ane
Pronunciation: 'meth-"An, Brit usu 'mE-"thAn
Function: noun
: a colorless odorless flammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbonCH4 that is lighter than air and forms explosive mixtures with air or oxygen, that is a product of decomposition of organic matter in marshes and mines or of the carbonization of coal, andthat is used as a fuel and raw material in chemical synthesis called also marsh gas
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methane meth·ane (měth'ān')
n.
An odorless, colorless, flammable gas that is the major constituent of natural gas and is used as a fuel and as an important source of hydrogen. Also called marsh gas.

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