butane

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English

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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.

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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.

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French

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /by.tan/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

butane m (plural butanes)

  1. butane
  2. n-butane Synonym of n-butane

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