Methane vs Firedamp - What's the difference?
methane | firedamp |
(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH4, being a constituent of natural gas.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of very many derivatives of methane.
(mining) An inflammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.
As nouns the difference between methane and firedamp
is that methane is (organic compound|uncountable) the simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, ch4, being a constituent of natural gas while firedamp is (mining) an inflammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.methane
English
(wikipedia methane)Noun
- Cattle emit a large amount of methane .