| 释义 |
formene|ˈfɔːmiːn|
[f. formic) + -ene.]
Methane or marsh-gas (CH4). Hence forˈmenophone [Gr. ϕωνή sound]: see quot.
1884Athenæum 19 July 86/3 Formene..cooled in boiling ethylene..is resolved into an extremely volatile colourless fluid. 1894Pop. Sci. Monthly XLIV. 576 An instrument which he calls a formenophone has been invented by..M. E. Hardy, for..estimating the proportions of gaseous impurities of an atmosphere by the sound they give in a pipe. |
