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methane

English

Etymology

methyl +? -ane

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: m?th'?n IPA(key): /?mi??e?n/
  • (US, Canada) enPR: m?th'?n, IPA(key): /?m??e?n/
  • Rhymes: -??e?n

Noun

methane (countable and uncountable, plural methanes)

  1. (organic chemistry, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH?, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.
    Synonyms: (appears in some chemistry literature) methyl hydride, (rare, systematic name) carbon tetrahydride
    Hypernym: greenhouse gas
  2. (organic chemistry, countable) Any of very many derivatives of methane.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • methane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

  • meaneth

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parafin

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Paraffin, from Latin parum affinis

Noun

parafin m (definite singular parafinen, indefinite plural parafiner, definite plural parafinene)

  1. paraffin or kerosene

Derived terms

  • parafinlykt

References

  • “parafin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “parafin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Paraffin, from Latin parum affinis

Noun

parafin m (definite singular parafinen, indefinite plural parafinar, definite plural parafinane)

  1. paraffin or kerosene

Derived terms

  • parafinlykt

References

  • “parafin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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