methane

Summary

methane is a gas^[1]. methane has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] methane is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]