butane
(noun) occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
butane (countable and uncountable, plural butanes)
(organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
(organic compound, uncountable) The n-butane isomer only.
• E943a (when used as a propellant)
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Source: Wiktionary
Bu"tane, n. Etym: [L. butyrum butter. See Butter.] (Chem.)
Definition: An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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