butane
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butane
- /ˈbjuːteɪn/
Rhymes with -uːteɪn
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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 butanes
- A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
- The n-butane isomer only.
Similar: E943a
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noun
Similar: E943a
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Talk about this word "butane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/butane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. butane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/butane "butane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/butane.Cite this
@misc{butane_2026,
title = {butane},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/butane},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
