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METHANE |
Marsh-gas |
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MIASMA |
Marsh gas |
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BUTANE |
An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh
gas, or paraffin, series. |
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TETRADECANE |
A light oily hydrocarbon, C14H30, of the marsh-gas
series; -- so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule. |
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DIBUTYL |
A liquid hydrocarbon, C8H18, of the marsh-gas series,
being one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals. Cf.
Octane. |
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TETRAKOSANE |
A hydrocarbon, C24H50, resembling paraffin, and like
it belonging to the marsh-gas series; -- so called from having
twenty-four atoms of carbon in the molecule. |
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CEROTIN |
A white crystalline substance, C27H55.OH, obtained from
Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; --
called also cerotic alcohol, ceryl alcohol. |
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GAS |
A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important
constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially
produced by the de... |
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PARAFFINE |
... several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or
marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid,
liquid, or gaseous, of the s... |