Complete Definition of "methane"

English
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Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�mi�θeɪn/
a|US enPR|m�th'�n, IPA|/�m�θeɪn/, SAMPA|/"mETeIn/
audio|en-uk-methane.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-methane.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|�θeɪn

Noun
en-noun|s|-

  1. context|organic compound|uncountable The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH<sub>4</sub>, being a constituent of natural gas.
  2. context|organic chemistry|countable Any of very many derivatives of methane.

Translations
trans-top|the compound CH<sub>4</sub>
Chinese: ��
Catalan: metà m
Czech: metan m
Breton: metan m
Finnish: metaani
German: Methan n
trans-mid
Italian: metano
Latin: methanum
Japanese: ��� (metan)
Polish: metan m
Spanish: metano m
Swedish: metan n
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