English words for 'Relating to methane.'
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- the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane
- (organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
- (organic chemistry) The divalent group –CH₂– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
- (organic chemistry) The unstable carbene :CH₂
adj
- resembling gas
- Having the nature of, or containing, gas.
- suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
- (specifically, of a beverage) Containing dissolved gas (usually carbon dioxide); fizzy.
- (specifically, of a person) Tending to burp; burpy.
- (of food or drink) Tending to cause flatulence.
- (specifically, of a person) Tending to release flatus; flatulent.
- (figuratively, informal) Tending to be long-winded or wordy, especially in a boastful and vain manner.
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- a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
- Any gas (such as carbon dioxide, a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), or methane) that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation emitted by a planet's surface, thus increasing the surface temperature.
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- a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
- the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
- a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
- a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
- (uncountable) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.
- (countable, physical chemistry) A chemical element or compound in such a state.
- (uncountable, military) Poison gas.
- (business, often attributive) The supply of natural gas, as a utility.
- (uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.
- (uncountable, by extension) Ellipsis of gas pedal; accelerator, throttle.
- (uncountable, physical chemistry) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
- (uncountable, Canada, US, New Zealand, Philippines) Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
- (slang, uncountable) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
- (baseball) A fastball.
- (countable) A hob on a gas cooker.
- (medicine, colloquial) Arterial or venous blood gas.
- (uncountable, cryptocurrencies) An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions.
- (slang) Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
verb
- attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
- show off
- (transitive) To use poison gas in (a volume or area) to attack or kill someone or something.
- (intransitive) To emit gas.
- (transitive) To impregnate with gas.
- (US) To increase the fuel flow to a vehicle's engine in order to accelerate it.
- (transitive) To attack or kill with poison gas.
- (transitive, slang) To impose upon by talking boastfully.
- (intransitive, slang) To talk in a boastful or vapid way; to chatter.
- (US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
- (transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
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- the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane
- (organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
- (organic chemistry) The divalent group –CH₂– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
- (organic chemistry) The unstable carbene :CH₂
noun
- a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
- Any gas (such as carbon dioxide, a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), or methane) that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation emitted by a planet's surface, thus increasing the surface temperature.
noun
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- a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
- the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
- a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
- a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
- (uncountable) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.
- (countable, physical chemistry) A chemical element or compound in such a state.
- (uncountable, military) Poison gas.
- (business, often attributive) The supply of natural gas, as a utility.
- (uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.
- (uncountable, by extension) Ellipsis of gas pedal; accelerator, throttle.
- (uncountable, physical chemistry) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
- (uncountable, Canada, US, New Zealand, Philippines) Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
- (slang, uncountable) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
- (baseball) A fastball.
- (countable) A hob on a gas cooker.
- (medicine, colloquial) Arterial or venous blood gas.
- (uncountable, cryptocurrencies) An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions.
- (slang) Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
verb
- attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
- show off
- (transitive) To use poison gas in (a volume or area) to attack or kill someone or something.
- (intransitive) To emit gas.
- (transitive) To impregnate with gas.
- (US) To increase the fuel flow to a vehicle's engine in order to accelerate it.
- (transitive) To attack or kill with poison gas.
- (transitive, slang) To impose upon by talking boastfully.
- (intransitive, slang) To talk in a boastful or vapid way; to chatter.
- (US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
- (transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
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adj
adj
- resembling gas
- Having the nature of, or containing, gas.
- suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
- (specifically, of a beverage) Containing dissolved gas (usually carbon dioxide); fizzy.
- (specifically, of a person) Tending to burp; burpy.
- (of food or drink) Tending to cause flatulence.
- (specifically, of a person) Tending to release flatus; flatulent.
- (figuratively, informal) Tending to be long-winded or wordy, especially in a boastful and vain manner.