methane series meter rate • methanol alcohol · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · methane series · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2). Synonyms: alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074