propane
/ˈpɹoʊpeɪn/
propane noun: an aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₃H₈, a constituent of natural gas.
Noun
propane (countable and uncountable, plural propanes)
- An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₃H₈, a constituent of natural gas.
- Propane gas is used for cooking and cylinder containers are placed to one side of the underframe, with battery boxes and electrical control boxes at the other side.1960 April, “Restaurant cars and multiple-units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 222
- LPG.
propane meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
propane in Hindi
- प्रोपेन
propane in Tamil
- புரப்பேன்
propane in Marathi
- प्रोपेन, प्रॉपेन
propane in Urdu
- پروپین
More languagesFewer languages
- propane in Bengali
- প্রোপেন, প্রোপেইন, প্রপেন
- propane in Telugu
- ప్రొపేన్, ప్రోపేన్
- propane in Malayalam
- പ്രൊപ്പെയ്ൻ, പ്രൊപേൻ, പ്രോപേൻ
- propane in Kannada
- ಪ್ರೊಪೇನ್, ಪ್ರೋಪೇನ್
- propane in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰੋਪੇਨ, ਪ੍ਰੋਪੈਨ, ਪ੍ਰੋਪੇਨੇ
- propane in Gujarati
- પ્રોપેન, પ્રોપેઇન
- propane in Odia
- ପ୍ରୋପେନ୍, ପ୍ରୋପେନ, ପ୍ରପେନ୍
- propane in Nepali
- प्रोपेन, प्रोपेने
- propane in Tagalog
- taltan
- propane in Arabic
- بْرُوبَان brūbān, پْرُوپَان prūpān
- propane in Indonesian
- propana
- propane in Thai
- โพรเพน
Synonyms of propane
- E944 when used as a propellant
Forms of propane
| plural | propanes |
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Origin of propane
From clipping of propionic acid + -ane, from French propionique, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró) + πίων (píōn, “fat”). Analyzable as prop- + -ane, borrowing or calque of German Propan.
Words formed from propane
Words that rhyme with propane
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about propane
- What does propane mean?
- Propane means an aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₃H₈, a constituent of natural gas.
- What is propane in Hindi?
- Propane in Hindi is प्रोपेन. See Propane meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is propane?
- Propane is a noun.
- How do you pronounce propane?
- Propane is pronounced /ˈpɹoʊpeɪn/.
- What is the plural of propane?
- The plural of propane is propanes.
Words near propane in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: propane (page history and authors); propane (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propane (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); propane (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propane (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propane (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propane (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propane (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propane (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propane (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propane (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propane (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); propane (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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