butane

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i-butane (2-methyl-propane)

n-butane

Etymology

IUPAC nomenclature, from but- (“four carbon prefix”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”), the former is derived from the same stem as the foul-smelling carboxylic acid liberated in rancid butter, "butyric acid", hence cognate with butter.

Noun

butane (countable and uncountable; plural butanes)

1. (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀ n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
2. (organic chemistry, uncountable) The n-butane isomer only.

Synonyms

• E943a (when used as a propellant)

Derived terms

• cyclobutane
• isobutane

Related terms

• alkane
• ethane
• methane
• pentane
• propane

Translations

the organic compound

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• Bulgarian: бутан (bg) (butan) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 丁烷 (cmn) (dīngwán)

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• French: butane (fr) m
• German: Butan (de) n
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• Russian: бутан (ru) (bután) m
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  Cyrillic: бу̀та̄н (sh) m

  Roman: bùtān (sh) m

• Slovene: bután (sl) m
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