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A gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; it occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor.
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Methane clathrate — Burning ice . Methane, released by heating, burns; water drips. Inset: clathrate structure (University of Göttingen, GZG. Abt. Kristallographie). Source: United States Geological Survey. Methane clathrate, also called methane hydrate,… … Wikipedia
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Clathrate compound — Examples of host molecules. A clathrate, clathrate compound or cage compound is a chemical substance consisting of a lattice of one type of molecule trapping and containing a second type of molecule. The name clathrate complex used to refer only… … Wikipedia
Methane chimney — Illustration showing methane chimney from sea floor to surface. A methane chimney or gas chimney is a rising column of natural gas, mainly methane within a water or sediment column. Large deposits of frozen methane, when thawing, release gas into … Wikipedia
methane hydrate — noun A gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; It occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor. Syn: methane clathrate … Wiktionary
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Clathrate — Un clathrate, du grec klathron qui signifie fermeture, est un composé chimique constitué par un complexe d inclusion formé d une ou plusieurs « molécules hôtes » qui emprisonnent une autre molécule dans une sorte de cage moléculaire.… … Wikipédia en Français
clathrate — /ˈklæθreɪt/ (say klathrayt) adjective 1. resembling a lattice; divided or marked like latticework. –noun 2. an ice methane combination in which ice crystals trap molecules of methane in a clathrate formation. {Latin clāthrātus, past participle,… …
