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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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pro·pane   (prō'pān')   
n.  A colorless gas, C3H8, found in natural gas and petroleum and widely used as a fuel.
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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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