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–noun Chemistry.

a colorless, flammable gas, C₄H₁₀, a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.

[Origin: 1870–75; but(yl) + -ane

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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.

[but(yl) + -ane.]

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butane

1875 coinage from but(yl), hydrocarbon from butyric acid, a product of fermentation found in rancid butter, from L. butyrum (see butter) + chemical suffix -ane.

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butane
noun
occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels

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An organic compound found in natural gas and produced from petroleum. Butane is used as a household fuel, refrigerant, and propellant in aerosol cans. It is the fourth member of the alkane series. Chemical formula: C₄H₁₀.

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butane bu·tane (by&oomacr;'tān')
n.
Either of two isomers of a gaseous hydrocarbon produced synthetically from petroleum and used as a refrigerant, and aerosol propellant and in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.

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Main Entry: bu·tane
Pronunciation: 'byü-"tAn
Function: noun
: either of two isomeric flammable gaseous alkanes C₄H₁₀obtained usually from petroleum or natural gas and used as fuels

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Butane

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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