Definition of Methne
Meth"ane (?), n. [See Methal.]
(Chem.) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable
hydrocarbon, CH4; marsh gas. See Marsh gas, under
Gas.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Chemistry): The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH4, being a constituent of natural gas.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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