methane

[US]/'miːθeɪn/
[UK]/'mɛθen/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. methane; swamp gas.

Phrases & Collocations

methane emission

methane content

methane bacteria

Example Sentences

Methane reacts with hydroxyl to produce formaldehyde.

Methane phosphonic acid, salt of guanyl urea;

According to the literature, sarcina is oneof the methanogen that can produce methane in high performance.The remaining of sarcina willapparently improve methane production.

There is more methane,ethane, isobutane and isopentane in shaly limestone than in marlite.

The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.

"These permafrost deposits are now melting and releasing their methane," said Maslin.

Reaction of ferrocenylphenylcarbinol with ethereal solution of boron trifluoride in dichloride methane formed the relevant ferrocenylphenylmethyl carbocation.

The Synthetic method of 4,4 ′ diamino 3,3 ′ dichlorodiphenyl methane has been improved using polyformaldehyde.

A suitable curing agent,4,4'-diaminodiphenyl methane(DDM) ,and the optimum curing conditions were selected as well.

Martini A M.Walter L M.Budai J M Genetic and Tem poral Relations between Formation Waters and Biogenic Methane:upper Devonian Antrim Shale,Michigan basin,USA

Experiment results showed that there were undecomposed methane, H and CH free radical, and C_2 hydrocarbons in plasma space and the proportion of these substances changed with discharge time.

The oxidative dimerization of aryl methanes in organic solvents by using alkaline catalysts is an important way to prepare diphenyl ethanes and diphenyl ethylenes.

Desorption chemical ionization mass spectrometry of twelve metallohematoporphyrin complexes has been investigated under DEP condition using mixture of tetramethylsilane and methane as regent gas.

Real-world Examples

The microbes break down the methane as fuel.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2016

Those dosed samples produced no methane.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection June 2016

The bio-digester creates enough methane for cooking three meals a day.

Source: VOA Special September 2015 Collection

The biggest environmental problem for cattle, though, is the heat-trapping gas methane.

Source: VOA Special September 2021 Collection

And it also discovered traces of methane.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

In turn, the rising temperature causes more permafrost to thaw, releasing more methane.

Source: Selected English short passages

But the samples in which microbes were allowed to survive did put out methane.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection June 2016

We have a methane problem from cows.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Even dunes of frozen methane on Pluto.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Massive pockets of methane gas would explode.

Source: Travel to the Earth's interior

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