Methane Definition

mĕthān
noun
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 hydrogen: it is the simplest alkane and is used as a fuel, a source of carbon black, etc.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry, countable) Any of very many derivatives of methane.

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Origin of Methane

  • From methyl + -ane.

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