methane

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noun

1

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 more plentiful in the atmosphere. While there are less emissions than CO₂, methane lasts around 12 years, while CO₂ lingers for centuries.

2

Any of very many derivatives of methane.

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ADJ.

black, cold, full, invisible, large, odorless, oily, responsible

VERB + METHANE

beef, clouds, ferment, flatulate, frozen, lakes, made, produce

METHANE + NOUN

by-product, carbon, emissions, greenhouse, molecule, monoxide, sight, world

PREP.

from, on, since

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Cattle emit a large amount of methane.

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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 more plentiful in the a

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Titan's black rivers and black lakes of methane were a sight to behold with ringed Saturn and the faint distant sun in the cloudy horizon.

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How many carbon atoms does methane have?

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Since 1990, methane emissions have decreased by 11%.

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Cold methane gas is responsible for the blue-green color of Uranus.

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