methane clathrate

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methane clathrate (plural methane clathrates)

  1. A gas hydrate that contains methane as the guest molecule; it occurs both in deep sedimentary structures, and as outcrops on the ocean floor.
    Synonyms: methane hydrate, methane ice

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