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methane
/ˈmɛθeɪn/
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What does methane mean?
noun
- The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.
- Any of very many derivatives of methane.
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The first member, CH4 methane, or marsh gas, may be written CH3H, methyl hydride, CH3 being the methyl radical.