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METHANE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Natural Gas and Derivatives
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
Universal entry(ies)
CH4
formula, see observation
DEF

A colorless gas that has no smell and that can be burned for fuel.

OBS

Chemical formula: written CH4

OBS

methane: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory and the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gaz naturel et dérivés
  • Chimie
  • Changements climatiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CH4
formula, see observation
DEF

Gaz incolore, inodore et inflammable, formant un mélange explosif avec l'air.

OBS

Gaz atmosphérique considéré comme un des principaux gaz à effet de serre.

OBS

Formule chimique : s'écrit CH4

OBS

méthane : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir et de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gas natural y derivados
  • Química
  • Cambio climático
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CH4
formula, see observation
OBS

Primer miembro de la serie de los alcanos, de fórmula (CH4). Gas incoloro e inodoro, poco soluble en agua y muy inflamable. Es el principal componente del gas natural.

OBS

Fórmula química: CH4

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