Butane Definition
byo͝otān
noun
Either of two alkanes (normal butane and isobutane) having the same formula, C4H10, but different structures and used esp. as a fuel.
Webster's New World
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The n-butane isomer only.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Butane
Noun
Singular:
butanePlural:
butanesOrigin of Butane
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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.
From Wiktionary
but(yl) –ane
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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