Concept information
Preferred term
Natural Gas
Type
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Definition
- A combustible, gaseous mixture of low-molecular weight PARAFFIN hydrocarbons, generated below the surface of the earth. It contains mostly METHANE and ETHANE with small amounts of PROPANE; BUTANES; and higher hydrocarbons, and sometimes NITROGEN; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; and HELIUM. (from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Gas, Natural
- Shale Gas
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- statistics & numerical data (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Gaz naturels
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TB0P5PSJ-6
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