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methane clathrate

methane clathrate noun: a gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; it occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor.

Noun

methane clathrate (plural methane clathrates)

  1. A gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; it occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor.

Synonyms of methane clathrate

Forms of methane clathrate

pluralmethane clathrates

Questions about methane clathrate

What does methane clathrate mean?
Methane clathrate means a gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; it occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor.
What part of speech is methane clathrate?
Methane clathrate is a noun.
What is the plural of methane clathrate?
The plural of methane clathrate is methane clathrates.

Words near methane clathrate in the dictionary

  1. methanations
  2. methandienone
  3. methandriol
  4. methandrostenolone
  5. methane
  6. methane clathrate
  7. methane clathrates
  8. methane hydrate
  9. methane hydrates
  10. methane ice
  11. methane rain

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