Methane

Methane

An odourless gas produced by the decomposition of organic matter.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.

0 0

Improve it

Add an image

Part of Speech: noun
Synonym(s):
Blossary:
Industry/Domain: Natural environment
Category: Coral reefs
Organization: NOAA
Product:
Acronym-Abbreviation:

Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

Related terms

methane

Weather; Meteorology

Colorless, inflammable gas of formula CH 4 ; the simplest hydrocarbon. Methane enters the atmosphere as a result of the anaerobic decay of organic matter in, for example, swamps ...

methane

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An odorless gas produced by the decomposition of organic matter.

methane

Chemistry; Analytical chemistry

A gas that burns easily and is the most important chemical compound in natural gas. Methane is produced by the decay of animals and plants.

methane

Astronomy; Planetary science

A compound composed of carbon and hydrogen: CH 4 .

methane

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

Methane is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas.

methanation

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

Methanation is a physical-chemical process to generate Methane from a mixture of various gases out of biomass fermentation or thermo-chemical gasification.

nodulose

Natural environment; Coral reefs

With small nodules, knobs or swellings.

fissure

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A deep and narrow depression cutting across the reef front with origins relating to jointing planes in the reef limestone or non-limestone bedrock.

damselfish

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A large family (Pomacentridae) of bony fishes which are abundant and common inhabitants of coral reefs. They possess robust, deep, and laterally compressed bodies. The majority of ...

complementary resources

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A pair of resources for which consumption by the consumer of one resource reduces its requirement for the other.

antennule

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A small antenna, especially the first pair of antennae in crustaceans.

odontophore

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A tooth-bearing structure found in most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which support the radula and radula sac; the term is also applied ...