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noun Chemistry.
a colorless, flammable gas, C3H8, of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
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Propane
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Word Origin & History
propane
"colorless gas occurring in petroleum," 1866, with chemical suffix -ane, from prop(ionic acid) (1850), from Fr. propionique (1847), from Gk. pro "forward + pion "fat," in reference to its being first in order of the fatty acids.
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Medical Dictionary
propane pro·pane (prō'pān')
n.
A colorless hydrocarbon found in natural gas and petroleum and widely used as a fuel.
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Science Dictionary
propane  (prō'pān') Pronunciation Key
A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon found in petroleum and natural gas. It is widely used as a fuel. Propane is the third member of the alkane series. Chemical formula: C3H8. |
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