OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4627

methane

/ˈmiːθeɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
metano
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.
Methane, an invisible, odorless gas that makes up more than 95% of natural gas fuel, can be as much as 80 times more potent as a global warmer per given unit than CO₂, which is mor…
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