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butane

/ˈbjuːteɪn/

butane noun: a hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.

butane: a hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous...
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Noun

butane (countable and uncountable, plural butanes)

  1. A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
  2. (uncountable) The n-butane isomer only.

butane meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Indonesian and Thai

butane in Tamil

பியூட்டேன், பியூற்றேன், நீரகக்கரியவகை, சதுப்புநிலவளிவகை

butane in Tagalog

the organic compound
pattan

butane in Indonesian

the organic compound
butana

butane in Thai

the organic compound
บิวเทน biu-teen
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butane in Vietnamese
butan

Synonyms of butane

  • E943a

Forms of butane

pluralbutanes

Origin of butane

PIE word *gʷṓws 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.

Words formed from butane

Words that rhyme with butane

Questions about butane

What does butane mean?
Butane means a hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
What is butane in Tamil?
Butane in Tamil is பியூட்டேன், பியூற்றேன், நீரகக்கரியவகை. See Butane meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is butane?
Butane is a noun.
How do you pronounce butane?
Butane is pronounced /ˈbjuːteɪn/.
What is the plural of butane?
The plural of butane is butanes.

Words near butane in the dictionary

  1. butamisole
  2. butamoxane
  3. butanal
  4. butanamide
  5. butanamides
  6. butane
  7. butanediamide
  8. butanediamine
  9. butanedicarboxylic acid
  10. butanedinitrile
  11. butanedioate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: butane (page history and authors); butane (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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