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Methane

"Methane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The simplest saturated hydrocarbon. It is a colorless, flammable gas, slightly soluble in water. It is one of the chief constituents of natural gas and is formed in the decomposition of organic matter. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Methane" by people in this website by year, and whether "Methane" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 28 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2024
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