methane
pronunciation
How to pronounce methane in British English:
UK [ˈmiːθeɪn]
How to pronounce methane in American English:
US [ˈmeθeɪn]
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- Noun:
- a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
Word Origin
- methane (n.)
- "inflammable colorless and odorless gas, marsh gas," 1867, coined from chemical suffix -ane + syllable abstracted from methyl.
Example
- 1. Japanese researchers working for the government were the first to tap natural gas from seabed methane hydrates this march .
- 2. The mining of methane ice could also wreak havoc on marine ecosystems . "
- 3. Will all the methane in the permafrost be released ?
- 4. That tillage would release carbon dioxide and methane .
- 5. Or the documented cases of methane migration ?