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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resources
  3. energy resources
  4. fuels
  5. fossil fuels
  6. natural gas
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resources
  3. mineral resources
  4. fossil fuels
  5. natural gas

Preferred term

natural gas

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Hydrocarbons that exist as a gas or vapor at ordinary pressures and temperatures. Methane is the most important, but ethane, propane, or others may be present.

    Source: NASA Thesaurus

    Type: Concept definition

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41716

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