: a colorless odorless gaseous alkane C2H6 found in natural gas and used as a fuel
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Under the bombardment of sunlight, methane ice transforms to reactive gaseous particles that eventually fuse into larger aerosol molecules such as acetylene, ethylene and ethane.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
It’s loaded with methane and ethane and all sorts of raw petroleum compounds.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The wet gas comprises chemicals such as butane, ethane, methane, and propane, all of which can serve as the foundation for finished goods.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The combination of the slow wind speeds on Titan—a product of the moon’s thick nitrogen atmosphere—and the density and viscosity of methane and ethane mean that the average wave height would only be a few inches.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 20 June 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
It’s loaded with methane and ethane and all sorts of raw petroleum compounds.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The wet gas comprises chemicals such as butane, ethane, methane, and propane, all of which can serve as the foundation for finished goods.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The combination of the slow wind speeds on Titan—a product of the moon’s thick nitrogen atmosphere—and the density and viscosity of methane and ethane mean that the average wave height would only be a few inches.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 20 June 2024
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ethane
noun
eth·ane
ˈeth-ˌān 
: a colorless odorless gas that consists of carbon and hydrogen, is found in natural gas, and is used especially as a fuel
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