another name for marsh gas
1.Combustible gas, consisting chiefly of methane, produced as a result of decay of vegetation in stagnant water. 2.a hydrocarbon gas largely composed of methane formed when … organic material decays in the absence of air   3.Marsh gas is another term for methane, produced by plants decomposing under water. 2.a hydrocarbon gas largely composed of methane formed when … organic material decays in the absence of air   3.Marsh gas is another term for methane, produced by plants decomposing under water. marsh gas. n. 1. (Elements & Compounds) a hydrocarbon gas largely composed of methane formed when organic material decays in the absence of air. - A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes. marsh gas. n. 1. (Elements & Compounds) a hydrocarbon gas largely composed of methane formed when organic material decays in the absence of air. n. (Redirected from Swamp gas). Marsh gas, swamp gas and bog gas are common names for biogas which forms in wetlands, whose principal component is methane, produced naturally within some geographical marshes, swamps, and bogs. Methane is called a marsh gas because it is formed by methanogenic organisms that can be found is marshes (thus concentrations can be found in marches). Noun. 1. marsh gas-methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water. methane-a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel. Translations. Noun. 1. marsh gas-methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water. methane-a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel. - A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc.
Hydrocarbon gas