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dimethylmethane

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di⋅meth⋅yl⋅meth⋅ane

  [dahy-meth-uhl-meth-eyn]
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–noun Chemistry.
propane.
Origin:
di- 1 + methyl + methane

pro⋅pane

  [proh-peyn]
–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.
Also called dimethylmethane.

Origin:
1866; prop(ionic) + -ane
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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

Main Entry: pro·pane
Pronunciation: 'prO-"pAn
Function: noun
: a heavy flammable gaseous alkane C3H8 found in crude petroleumand natural gas and used especially as fuel and in chemical synthesis
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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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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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