methane
/ˈmɛθeɪn/ noun C1- 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.
- Any of very many derivatives of methane.
Plural methanes
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