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1. Methane
   A colorless, nonpoisonous, flammable gas created by anaerobic decomposition of organic compounds. A major component of natural gas used in the home.
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2. methane
   Odorless, colorless, flammable gas; component of natural gas and important source of hydrogen and organic compounds. Efficient anaerobic bacteria decompose sludge, manure or landfill wastes to produce methane. Some sewage plants collect methane to fuel generators, digesters and air compressors
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3. methane
   [n] - a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
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4. methane
   a light, gaseous, flammable paraffinic hydrocarbon that has a boiling point of -25 degrees F and is the chief component of natural gas and an important basic hydrocarbon for petrochemical manufacture.
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5. Methane
   A fuel gas and a member of the paraffin family. It is the simplest hydrocarbon molecule comprising one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms, CH4.
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6. Methane
   gas in the atmosphere is increasing at a greater rate than carbon dioxide. Changes in agricultural production from traditional farming methods to agri-business are the main cause. Rice production and cattle ranching are mainly responsible. Cattle produce methane I the gut, releasing it from both ends
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7. Methane
   The first alkane. Occurs naturally as marsh gas and in oil wells. Symbol CH₄
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8. Methane
   The simplest hydrocarbon and the first member of the paraffin (alkane) series, having a formula CH4. Methane is the major constituent of natural gas. Methane has a heating value of 1009 BTU/cubic foot. Its explosive limits are 5% to 15%
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9. Methane
   the hydrocarbon with the lightest molecule (CH4), a gas under normal conditions. See 'Alkanes'.
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10. methane
    The principal constituent of natural gas,methane is the most simple hydrocarbon(CH4)produced by natural or artificial anaerobic decomposition of organic material Category: Management in the public and private sector
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11. Methane
    Meth'ane noun [ See Methal .] (Chemistry) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH ₄ ; marsh gas. See Marsh gas , under Gas . Methane series (Chemistry) , a series of saturated ...
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12. methane
    <chemistry> A light, colourless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4; marsh gas. See Marsh gas, under Gas. ... <chemistry> Methane series, a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifferenc...
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13. methane
    noun a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
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14. methane
    (meth´ān) a flammable, explosive gas from decomposition of organic matter. Methane.
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15. Methane
    • (n.) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4; marsh gas. See Marsh gas, under Gas.
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16. methane
    colourless, odourless gas that occurs abundantly in nature as the chief constituent of natural gas, as a component of firedamp in coal mines, and as ... [41 related articles]
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17. Methane
    CH4 Molar mass: 16.04246
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18. methane
    methane A colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the simplest of the alkanes, which is produced by decaying organic matter and in the guts of ruminants, occurs in natural gas and coal gas, and is used as a fuel.
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19. Methane
    Methane is very strong greenhouse gas found in the atmosphere. Methane concentrations in the atmosphere have increased by more than 140% since 1750. The primary sources for the additional methane added to the atmosphere (in order of importance) are: rice cultivation, domestic grazing animals, termites, landfills, coal mining, and oil and gas...
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20. Methane
    
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21. methane
    (CH4) A fuel derived from the decomposition of plants; the main component of natural gas.
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22. Methane
    A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas composed of one molecule of Carbon and four of hydrogen, which is highly flammable. It is the main constituent of 'natural gas' that is formed naturally by methanogenic, anaerobic bacteria or can be manufactured, and which is used as a fuel and for manufacturing chemicals.
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23. methane
    methane (meth'ān) , CH4, colorless, odorless, gaseous saturated hydrocarbon; the simplest alkane. It is less dense than air, melts at -184°C, and boils at -161.4°C. It is combustible and can form explosive mixtures with air. Methane occurs naturally as the principal component of na...
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24. Methane
    Methane (marsh gas) is the simplest paraffin hydrocarbon. It is an odourless gas that is explosive when mixed with oxygen. It is produced in nature by the decay of vegetable matter out of contact of the air, and thus rises in bubbles from marshy water.
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25. methane
    Type: Term Pronunciation: meth′ān Definitions: 1. an odorless gas produced by the decomposition of organic matter; explosive when mixed with 7 or 8 volumes of air, constituting then the firedamp in coal mines. Synonyms: marsh gas
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