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methanide

methanide noun: a carbide that decomposes in water to produce methane.

Noun

methanide (plural methanides)

  1. A carbide that decomposes in water to produce methane.

Forms of methanide

pluralmethanides

Origin of methanide

From methane + -ide?

Questions about methanide

What does methanide mean?
Methanide means a carbide that decomposes in water to produce methane.
What part of speech is methanide?
Methanide is a noun.
What is the plural of methanide?
The plural of methanide is methanides.

Words near methanide in the dictionary

  1. methanethiosulfonate
  2. methanethiosulfonates
  3. methanethiosulphonate
  4. methanethiosulphonates
  5. methanic
  6. methanide
  7. methanides
  8. methaniferous
  9. methanimine
  10. methanisation
  11. methanium

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