methane
English
/ˈmiːθeɪn/, /ˈmɛθeɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (organic compound) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.
- (organic chemistry) Any of very many derivatives of methane.
Etymology
Suffix from English methyl.
Origin
English
methyl
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acetoxymethyl English
- acetylmethylcarbinol English
- amino English
- aminomethane English
- aminomethyl English
- amoxapine English
- azidomethyl English
- azomethane English
- azoxy English
- azoxymethane English
- benzoylmethylecgonine English
- bethanechol English
- biomethanation English
- biomethane English
- bromo- English
- bromodichloromethane English
- bromofluoromethane English
- bromomethane English
- bromomethyl English
- carbamidomethyl English
- carboxymethyl English
- chloro- English
- chlorodifluoromethane English
- chloromethane English
- chloromethyl English
- demethanize English
- demethanizer English
- demethylimination English
- desmethyl English
- di- English
- dichloro English
- dichlorodifluoromethane English
- dichlorofluoromethane English
- difluoro English
- difluoromethane English
- diindolylmethane English
- diiodomethane English
- dimethoxymethane English
- dimethyl English
- dimethylaniline English
- dimethylarsenide English
- dimethylarsinate English
- dimethylbenzanthracene English
- dimethylhydrazine English
- dimethylphenol English
- dimethyltransferase English
- diphenyl English
- diphenylmethane English
- diphenylmethanol English
- electromethanogenesis English
- esmolol English
- flumazenil English
- fluoro- English
- fluoromethane English
- genetic English
- geomethane English
- germanomethane English
- halomethane English
- halomethyl English
- heptamethyl English
- hexamethyl English
- hexamethylphosphoramide English
- hydroxymethyl English
- hydroxymethylfurfural English
- indolyl English
- iodomethane English
- isobutylmethylxanthine English
- mecamylamine English
- mephenytoin English
- methacholine English
- methanation English
- methanelike English
- methanesulfonamide English
- methanesulfonic acid English
- methanethiol English
- methanic English
- methanide English
- methaniferous English
- methanium English
- methanoate English
- methanogen English
- methanogenesis English
- methanogenetic English
- methanoic English
- methanol English
- methanolic English
- methanolized English
- methanolysis English
- methanometer English
- methanone English
- methanotroph English
- methanotrophy English
- methionine English
- methoxy English
- methoxymethane English
- methoxymethyl English
- methyl English
- methylacetylene English
- methyladenine English
- methylal English
- methylamine English
- methylamino English
- methylammonium English
- methylamphetamine English
- methylarginine English
- methylase English
- methylate English
- methylation English
- methylatropine English
- methylbenzene English
- methylcarbamate English
- methylcarbinol English
- methylchloroform English
- methylchloroisothiazolinone English
- methylcobalamin English
- methylcyclopentadiene English
- methylcytosine English
- methyldigoxin English
- methyldihydromorphine English
- methyldopa English
- methylecgonidine English
- methylergometrine English
- methylergonovine English
- methylerythritol English
- methylglyoxal English
- methylguanine English
- methylhistamine English
- methylhistidine English
- methylic English
- methylimidazole English
- methylimidazolium English
- methylindole English
- methylindolizidine English
- methylisocyanate English
- methylisocyanide English
- methylisoxazole English
- methylketol English
- methyllanthionine English
- methyllithium English
- methyllorazepam English
- methyllysine English
- methylmagnesium English
- methylmalonic English
- methylmalonic acid English
- methylmercury English
- methylmethaqualone English
- methylmorphine English
- methylnaltrexone English
- methylome English
- methylosome English
- methylotroph English
- methylotrophic English
- methylparaben English
- methylphenethylamine English
- methylphenobarbital English
- methylpolysiloxane English
- methylpotassium English
- methylprogesterone English
- methylpurine English
- methylpyridine English
- methylscopolamine English
- methylserotonin English
- methylsiloxane English
- methylsodium English
- methylsulfate English
- methylsulfenamide English
- methyltestosterone English
- methyltetrahydrofolate English
- methylthiouracil English
- methylthiourea English
- methyltransferase English
- methyltyramine English
- methyltyrosine English
- methylumbelliferone English
- methylurethane English
- methylxanthine English
- metoprolol English
- mirtazapine English
- monomethyl English
- monomethylhydrazine English
- nitro- English
- nitromethane English
- nitromethyl English
- nonmethane English
- octamethyl English
- oxymetazoline English
- pentamethyl English
- permethyl English
- phenanthrenemethanol English
- phenyl English
- phenylmethane English
- phenylmethyl English
- polymethyl English
- quinoline English
- quinolinemethanethiol English
- quinolinemethanol English
- sulfonamide English
- sulfonic acid English
- taurinomethyl English
- tetra- English
- tetrachloro English
- tetrachloromethane English
- tetrahalomethane English
- tetramethyl English
- tetramethylcyclopropane English
- tetramethylethylenediamine English
- tetranitromethane English
- thiol English
- tri- English
- triaryl English
- triarylmethane English
- trichlorofluoromethane English
- trihalomethane English
- trihydroxymethylanthraquinone English
- trimethyl English
- trimethylhydroquinone English
- triphenyl English
- triphenylmethane English
- triphenylmethanol English
- Methan German
- Methanhydrat German
- Methyl German
- Nitromethan German
- metán Hungarian
- méthane French
- クロロメタン Japanese
- ジフルオロメタン Japanese
- フルオロメタン Japanese
- ブロモメタン Japanese
- メタン Japanese
- ヨードメタン Japanese
- 메탄 Korean
- 메테인 Korean
- di-
- tri-
- azoxy
- amino
- thiol
- methyl
- tetra-
- phenyl
- nitro-
- bromo-
- fluoro-
- chloro-
- indolyl
- triaryl
- methoxy
- esmolol
- genetic
- methylal
- dimethyl
- dichloro
- methanol
- methanic
- difluoro
- diphenyl
- methylic
- methanoic
- methylate
- amoxapine
- methylome
- trimethyl
- methanium
- triphenyl
- desmethyl
- quinoline
- permethyl
- methanone
- methylase
- methanide
- metoprolol
- nonmethane
- polymethyl
- monomethyl
- flumazenil
- methyldopa
- methanoate
- hexamethyl
- methanogen
- azomethane
- methionine
- geomethane
- biomethane
- methanolic
- octamethyl
- halomethyl
- methylosome
- methylation
- halomethane
- heptamethyl
- methylketol
- tetrachloro
- methylamine
- methylamino
- tetramethyl
- sulfonamide
- nitromethyl
- iodomethane
- mephenytoin
- bromomethyl
- bethanechol
- azidomethyl
- mirtazapine
- methanation
- demethanize
- pentamethyl
- methanelike
- aminomethyl
- methanolysis
- methacholine
- methyllysine
- demethanizer
- chloromethyl
- aminomethane
- methylsodium
- bromomethane
- methanometer
- methanotroph
- phenylmethyl
- nitromethane
- methylpurine
- methanolized
- azoxymethane
- methylotroph
- mecamylamine
- methylindole
- methanethiol
- methylsulfate
- methylparaben
- methylguanine
- oxymetazoline
- chloromethane
- methylmalonic
- carboxymethyl
- diiodomethane
- methylbenzene
- methanotrophy
- methoxymethyl
- methylglyoxal
- hydroxymethyl
- methyladenine
- sulfonic acid
- taurinomethyl
- methaniferous
- fluoromethane
- phenylmethane
- acetoxymethyl
- methyllithium
- methylmercury
- methyldigoxin
- methylarginine
- methylcarbinol
- methylpyridine
- methoxymethane
- germanomethane
- methylatropine
- dimethylphenol
- methanogenesis
- methylxanthine
- methylcytosine
- trihalomethane
- methyltyramine
- methylmorphine
- biomethanation
- methylotrophic
- methylthiourea
- triarylmethane
- methyltyrosine
- methylsiloxane
- methylammonium
- methylurethane
- methanogenetic
- methylhistidine
- dimethylaniline
- carbamidomethyl
- methyllorazepam
- methylacetylene
- methylpotassium
- methylcobalamin
- diphenylmethane
- methylserotonin
- methylhistamine
- methylmagnesium
- methylisoxazole
- difluoromethane
- methylimidazole
- methylcarbamate
- methylerythritol
- methylergonovine
- methylthiouracil
- methylecgonidine
- methylchloroform
- triphenylmethane
- methylisocyanate
- diindolylmethane
- methylnaltrexone
- tetrahalomethane
- dimethylarsinate
- methylisocyanide
- diphenylmethanol
- dimethoxymethane
- dimethylarsenide
- methylimidazolium
- triphenylmethanol
- methyllanthionine
- methylscopolamine
- tetranitromethane
- dimethylhydrazine
- methyltransferase
- methylergometrine
- methylsulfenamide
- demethylimination
- methylamphetamine
- quinolinemethanol
- methanesulfonamide
- methylpolysiloxane
- methyltestosterone
- methylprogesterone
- methylmethaqualone
- methylindolizidine
- tetrachloromethane
- bromofluoromethane
- methylmalonic acid
- dimethyltransferase
- monomethylhydrazine
- methylphenobarbital
- methylumbelliferone
- methanesulfonic acid
- bromodichloromethane
- phenanthrenemethanol
- methylphenethylamine
- acetylmethylcarbinol
- trimethylhydroquinone
- methylcyclopentadiene
- hydroxymethylfurfural
- quinolinemethanethiol
- electromethanogenesis
- methyldihydromorphine
- chlorodifluoromethane
- dichlorofluoromethane
- benzoylmethylecgonine
- isobutylmethylxanthine
- methyltetrahydrofolate
- dimethylbenzanthracene
- trichlorofluoromethane
- hexamethylphosphoramide
- tetramethylcyclopropane
- dichlorodifluoromethane
- tetramethylethylenediamine
- methylchloroisothiazolinone
- trihydroxymethylanthraquinone