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methanation

methanation noun: the reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to form methane.

Noun

methanation (plural methanations)

  1. The reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to form methane

Forms of methanation

pluralmethanations

Origin of methanation

From methane + -ation.

Words formed from methanation

Questions about methanation

What does methanation mean?
Methanation means the reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to form methane.
What part of speech is methanation?
Methanation is a noun.
What is the plural of methanation?
The plural of methanation is methanations.

Words near methanation in the dictionary

  1. methanal
  2. methanals
  3. methanamide
  4. methanamides
  5. methanamine
  6. methanation
  7. methanations
  8. methandienone
  9. methandriol
  10. methandrostenolone
  11. methane

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