butane

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bu=tane

CIDE DICTIONARY

butane, n. [L. butyrum butter. See Butter.].

 An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

butane, n. Chem. a gaseous hydrocarbon of the alkane series used in liquefied form as fuel.

Usage

Chem. formula: C4H8

Etymology

BUTYL + -ANE

ROGET THESAURUS

butane

Fuel

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