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| marsh gas |
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methane formed in marshes: a mixture of gases, mostly methane, produced by decomposing plant matter in the absence of air. Spontaneous combustion of marsh gas is usually supposed to be the cause of the phenomenon known as a will-o'-the-wisp or ignis fatuus.
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