Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 62 compound words that contain methane. The most common are listed below. Open methane in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- methane iceSynonym of methane clathrate: A gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; it occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor.
- methane rainRain, in the form of liquid methane rather than water, that falls on Saturn's moon Titan and creates equivalent geographical features (rivers, lakes etc.) as does normal rain.
- methane hydrateSynonym of methane clathrate: A gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; it occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor.
- methane hydratesplural of methane hydrate: A gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; it occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor.
- coalbed methanenatural gas extracted from an underground coal formation
- methane clathrateA gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; it occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor.
- methane clathratesplural of methane clathrate: A gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; it occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor.
Compound words 62
- methanolThe simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH₃OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.
- methylsulfonylmethaneAn organosulfur compound with the chemical formula (CH₃)₂SO₂.
- tetrachloromethaneCarbon tetrachloride.
- trichlorofluoromethaneA chlorofluorocarbon, CFCl₃, formerly used as a refrigerant but retired because of harmful effects on the ozone layer.
- methanesulfonamideThe sulfonamide of methanesulfonic acid, CH₃SO₂NH₂, used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals etc
- methaniferousThat produces methane (used especially of certain bacteria).
- methanolysisalcoholysis using methanol
- bromofluoromethaneA halomethane containing both bromine and fluorine, which has the chemical formula CH₂BrF
- difluoromethaneA dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.
- diphenylmethaneThe aromatic hydrocarbon (C₆H₅)₂CH₂; it is an intermediate in the synthesis of many other compounds