butane

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbjuːteɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbjuteɪn, bjuˈteɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(byo̅o̅′tān, byo̅o̅ tān′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bu•tane /ˈbyuteɪn, byuˈteɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Chemistrya colorless gas, used chiefly as fuel.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bu•tane  (byo̅o̅′tān, byo̅o̅ tān′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya colorless, flammable gas, C4H10, a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
  • but(yl) + -ane 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
butane / ˈbjuːteɪn bjuːˈteɪn/
  1. a colourless flammable gaseous alkane that exists in two isomeric forms, both of which occur in natural gas. The stable isomer, n-butane, is used mainly in the manufacture of rubber and fuels (such as Calor Gas). Formula: C4H10
Etymology: 19th Century: from but( yl) + -ane
'butane' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Calor Gas - bottled gas - butadiene - butanol - butanone - cymogene - isobutane - liquefied petroleum gas - natural gas - thiophen - triptane

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