Butane
WordNet

noun


(1)   Occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
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Etymology


Derived from the same stem as the foul-smelling carboxylic acid liberated in rancid butter, + .

Noun



  1. A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
  2. The n-butane isomer only.
 
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