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Webster 1913 Edition
Butane
Bu′tane
(bū′tān)
, Noun.
[L.
but
yrum butter. See Butter
.] (Chem.)
An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon,
C4H10
, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series. Definition 2024
butane
butane
English
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i-butane (2-methyl-propane)
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n-butane
Noun
butane (countable and uncountable, plural butanes)
- (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
- (organic chemistry, uncountable) The n-butane isomer only.
Synonyms
- E943a (when used as a propellant)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
the organic compound
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