isobutane
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/I-Butane-2D-Skeletal.svg/220px-I-Butane-2D-Skeletal.svg.png)
Etymology
iso- + butane. From being an isomer of butane, different from n-butane (“'normal' butane”)
Noun
isobutane (plural isobutanes)
- (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C4H10 found in natural gas.
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Translations
a hydrocarbon: C4H10
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French
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Noun
isobutane m (plural isobutanes)