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Methane
/ˈmɛθeɪn/
The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.
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noun
- 1
The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.
"Cattle emit a large amount of methane."
- 2
Any of very many derivatives of methane.
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