Methane

Chemistry & Physics

Also known as: Marsh gas, Methyl hydride, Carbide hydrogen

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This entry defines methane as the simplest hydrocarbon of the fatty series, also known as marsh gas.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

METHANE, the simplest hydrocarbon of the fatty series (CH₄), marsh gas (see).

Mentioned in

Methane Fermentation

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“Methane.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/methane/