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methane
Summary
methane is a gas[1]. methane draws 36,606 Wikipedia views per month (gas category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- methane is credited with the discovery of Alessandro Volta[3].
- methane's instance of is recorded as gas[4].
- methane's canonical SMILES is recorded as C[5].
- methane's chemical formula is recorded as CH₄[6].
- methane is a type of biogenic aliphatic hydrocarbon[7].
- methane is a type of alkane[8].
- methane is a type of group 14 hydride[9].
- methane is part of methane metabolic process[10].
- methane is part of methanogenesis[11].
- methane is part of methanogenesis, from acetate[12].
- methane is part of methanogenesis, from carbon dioxide[13].
- methane is part of methanogenesis, from methanol[14].
- methane is part of methane catabolic process[15].
- methane is part of methane biosynthetic process from methanol and hydrogen[16].
- methane is part of methane biosynthetic process from formic acid[17].
- methane is part of methane biosynthetic process from methylamine[18].
- methane is part of methane biosynthetic process from dimethylamine[19].
- methane is part of methane biosynthetic process from trimethylamine[20].
- methane is part of methane biosynthetic process from dimethyl sulfide[21].
- methane is part of methane biosynthetic process from 3-(methylthio)propionic acid[22].
- methane is part of methane biosynthetic process from methanethiol[23].
- methane is part of methane biosynthetic process from carbon monoxide[24].
- methane is part of coenzyme-B sulfoethylthiotransferase activity[25].
- methane is part of alpha-D-ribose 1-methylphosphonate 5-phosphate C-P-lyase activity[26].
- methane is part of methane monooxygenase NADH activity[27].
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Definition and Type
methane's instance of is recorded as gas[4]. Recorded subclass of include biogenic aliphatic hydrocarbon[7], alkane[8], and group 14 hydride[9].
Use and Application
Recorded has use include fuel[28] and lifting gas[29]. Components include carbon[30], a chemical element[31] and hydrogen[32], a chemical element[33]. Part of include methane metabolic process[10]; methanogenesis[11], a biological process[34]; methanogenesis, from acetate[12]; methanogenesis, from carbon dioxide[13]; methanogenesis, from methanol[14]; and methane catabolic process[15].
Why It Matters
methane draws 36,606 Wikipedia views per month (gas category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] methane has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] methane is known by 117 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]