marsh gas
a gaseous decomposition product of organic matter, consisting primarily of methane.
Origin of marsh gas
1- Also called swamp gas.
Words Nearby marsh gas
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How to use marsh gas in a sentence
Many varieties of coal give off a gas known as marsh-gas or fire-damp.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousFranklin's study of marsh gas and effect of oil on water, 390.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) | Wiliam Cabell BruceA similar relation holds good between marsh gas and olefiant gas (ethylene).
But here is another gas, about which I may have to say something directly, called marsh gas (the gas of coal-mines).
The Story of a Tinder-box | Charles Meymott TidyHere goes: marsh gas, or methane as it is sometimes called, is the first of the group of hydrocarbons known as paraffins.
The Riddle of the Frozen Flame | Mary E. Hanshew
British Dictionary definitions for marsh gas
a hydrocarbon gas largely composed of methane formed when organic material decays in the absence of air
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