- meth·ane
- /ˈmɛˌθeın, Brit ˈmiːˌθeın/ noun [noncount]: a colorless gas that has no smell and that can be burned for fuel
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meth|ane — «MEHTH ayn», noun. a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, the simplest of the hydrocarbons, and commercially important as a fuel; marsh gas. Methane is formed naturally by the decomposition of plant or other organic matter in marshes, petroleum… … Useful english dictionary
chlo|ro|flu|o|ro|meth|ane — «KLR uh FLOO uhr uh MEHTH ayn, KLOHR ; FLUR uh », noun. any one of various fluorinated hydrocarbons combined with methane; one of the Freon gases: »Everyday millions of aerosol cans…release chlorofluoromethanes, propellant gases that may be… … Useful english dictionary
di|az|o|meth|ane — «dy AZ oh MEHTH ayn, AY zoh », noun. Chemistry. a poisonous, yellow, gaseous compound used in organic synthesis. Formula: CH2N2 … Useful english dictionary
ni|tro|meth|ane — «NY truh MEHTH ayn», noun. a colorless liquid used as a chemical solvent and as a fuel or fuel additive in rockets, jets, and racing cars. Formula: CH3NO2 … Useful english dictionary
sul|fon|meth|ane — «SUHL fohn MEHTH ayn, fon », noun. a soluble, white, crystalline substance used as a hypnotic; Sulfonal. Formula: C7H14O4S2 ╂[< sulfon(e) + methane] … Useful english dictionary
tet|ra|ni|tro|meth|ane — «TEHT ruh NY truh MEHTH ayn», noun. a colorless, poisonous liquid insoluble in water, derived from the combination of fuming nitric acid with benzene, acetic anhydride, or acetylene, and used for rocket fuel and as an oxidant. Formula: C(NO2)4 … Useful english dictionary
tri|phen|yl|meth|ane — «try FEHN uhl MEHTH ayn, FEE nuhl », noun. a colorless hydrocarbon, used in the manufacture of many synthetic dyes. Formula: C19H16 … Useful english dictionary
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ane — ane·ma·tize; ane·mo·gen·ic; ane·thum; ane·zeh; chlor·ane·mia; chlo·ro·ane·mia; dec·ane; di·ane; di·ox·ane; eth·ane; Gam·mex·ane; hep·ta·dec·ane; hex·ane; lep·i·do·mel·ane; leuk·ane·mia; mel·ane; mel·ane·mia; meth·ane; non·a·dec·ane;… … English syllables
Meth- — is a chemical prefix. It was extracted from methyl . It serves as the number 1 when counting axial atoms in forming names of organic compounds. v · … Wikipedia
