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methane hydrate

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methane hydrate [′mēth‚ān ′hī‚drāt]
(chemistry)
Methane gas trapped or dissolved in ice formed in deep-sea sediments.


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Huge amounts of methane hydrate escaped from where it lay frozen on the ocean bottom.
Government for dinosaurs by Robinson, Dave / Northern Ontario Business
One cubic meter of methane hydrate can contain the amount of natural gas that would fill approximately 164 cubic meters at standard room temperature and pressure.
Energy on ice: A vast, untapped source of natural gas comes in from ... by Goho, Alexandra / Science News
There is also something called shale oil and something called methane hydrate and there is coal.
Oil Barren: David Goodstein says petroleum supplies are on the wane. ... by Darmiento, Laurence / Los Angeles Business Journal
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