See Also: pubarche(medicine)
pubarche(dictionary)

methane (iou) and pubarche (iou)


methane (iou)



methane noun. M19.
[from METH- + -ANE.]
Chemistry. A colourless odourless flammable gas, CH4, the simplest of the alkanes, which occurs in natural gas, coal gas, and decaying organic matter, forms an explosive mixture with air, and is used as a fuel. Cf. firedamp s.v. FIRE noun.

pubarche (iou)



pubarche noun. [pju:'bɑ:ki:] M20.
[from Latin PUBES noun1 + Greek arkhe beginning.]
Medicine. The first appearance of pubic hair; chiefly in premature pubarche, the premature occurrence of this without Other sexual characteristics.