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bu·tane
(byo͞o′tān′)n.
Either of two isomers of a gaseous hydrocarbon, C4H10, produced synthetically from petroleum and used as a household fuel, refrigerant, and aerosol propellant and in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
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butane
(ˈbjuːteɪn; bjuːˈteɪn)n
(Elements & Compounds) a colourless flammable gaseous alkane that exists in two isomeric forms, both of which occur in natural gas. The stable isomer, n-butane, is used mainly in the manufacture of rubber and fuels (such as Calor Gas). Formula: C4H10
[C19: from but(yl) + -ane]
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bu•tane
(ˈbyu teɪn, byuˈteɪn)n.
a colorless, flammable gas, C4H10, used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
[1870–75]
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bu·tane
(byo͞o′tān′) An organic compound, C4H10, found in natural gas and produced from petroleum. Butane is used as a fuel, refrigerant, and propellant in aerosol cans.
butyl (byo͞o′təl) adjective
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| Noun | 1. | butane - occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series, paraffin - a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) |
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