quartane

English

Etymology 1

From Latin quartus (“fourth”) +‎ -ane. Each molecule of butane has four carbon atoms.

Noun

quartane (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry, obsolete) butane

Etymology 2

See quartan.

Adjective

quartane (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of quartan
   • 1584, Reginald Scot, The diſcouerie of witchcraft‎^[1], page 58:

     This maketh ſufferance of torments, and (as ſome ſaie) foreſight of things to come, and preſerueth health, as being cold and drie: it maketh men ſubiect to leaneneſſe, and to the quartane ague.

Latin

Adjective

quārtāne

1. vocative masculine singular of quārtānus