butane

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.2.4 Translations 1.3 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Derived from the same stem as the foul-smelling carboxylic acid liberated in rancid butter, butyric acid + -ane.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• E943a (when used as a propellant)

[edit] Derived terms

• cyclobutane
• isobutane

[edit] Related terms

• alkane
• ethane
• methane
• pentane
• propane

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abentu
• batune