alkanofers

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A form of alkanofer — A subsurface reservoir of liquid hydrocarbons

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of alkanofer

    If interactions between alkanofers and clathrates are common on Titan, this should lead to the emergence of many methane-dominated seas or lakes..

    2015, Olivier Mousis, Jonathan I. Lunine, Alexander G. Hayes, Jason D. Hofgartner, “The fate of ethane in Titan's hydrocarbon lakes and seas”, in arXiv
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