Meaning of BUTANE
| Pronunciation: | | 'byooteyn
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| | Definition: | | [n] occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels |
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| | See Also: | | alkane, alkane series, combustible, combustible material, fuel, gas, methane series, paraffin | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bu"tane\, n. [L. butyrum butter. See {Butter}.] (Chem.)
An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas,
or paraffin, series.
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