Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Topic: GAS, COAL, OIL

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: methyl

methane

 noun
     
me‧thane [uncountable]
TPGHC a gas that you cannot see or smell, which can be burned to give heat:
Methane is one of the principal gases contributing to the greenhouse effect.
Definition of methane from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic GAS, COAL, OIL
Word of the Day
The GAS, COAL, OIL
Word of the Day is:
crude

Other related topics