Natural-gas
noun
1.
a combustible mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons that accumulates in porous sedimentary rocks, especially those yielding petroleum, consisting usually of over 80 percent methane together with minor amounts of ethane, propane, butane, nitrogen, and, sometimes, helium: used as a fuel and to make carbon black, acetylene, and synthesis gas.
noun
1.
a gaseous mixture consisting mainly of methane trapped below ground; used extensively as a fuel
natural gas
(nāch’ər-əl)
A mixture of hydrocarbon gases that occurs naturally beneath the Earth’s surface, often with or near petroleum deposits. Natural gas contains mostly of methane but also has varying amounts of ethane, propane, butane, and nitrogen. It is used as a fuel and in making organic compounds.
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