'Methane' definitions:
Definition of 'methane'
(from WordNet)
noun
A colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
Definition of 'Methane'
From: GCIDE
- Methane \Meth"ane\, n. [See Methal.] (Chem.) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4; marsh gas. It is the simplest of the aliphatic hydrocarbons. See Marsh gas, under Gas. [1913 Webster]
- Methane series (Chem.), a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also the {paraffin (little affinity) series}. The lightest members are gases, as methane, ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane, heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as paraffin proper. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'methane'
From: GCIDE
- methanogen \methanogen\ n. A type of archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage, and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'methane'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alcohol,
- benzine,
- briquette,
- burnable,
- butane,
- carbon,
- charcoal,
- coal,
- coke,
- combustible,
- dope,
- ethane,
- ethanol,
- fireball,
- firing,
- flammable,
- flammable material,
- fuel,
- fuel additive,
- fuel dope,
- gas,
- gas carbon,
- gasoline,
- heptane,
- hexane,
- inflammable,
- inflammable material,
- isooctane,
- jet fuel,
- kerosene,
- methanol,
- natural gas,
- octane,
- oil,
- paraffin,
- peat,
- pentane,
- propane,
- propellant,
- rocket fuel,
- turf