butane
[ byoo-teyn, byoo-teyn ]
/ ˈbyu teɪn, byuˈteɪn /
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, flammable gas, C4H10, a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
Words nearby butane
but good,
but-,
butabarbital sodium,
butadiene,
butamben,
butane,
butanoic acid,
butanol,
butanone,
butazolidin,
butch
Example sentences from the Web for butane
Butane purchased at a hardware store often contains chemicals like benzene, which is known to cause cancer.
Hey Buddy, Wanna Dab? Inside The Mainstream Explosion of Cannabis Concentrates |Valerie Vande Panne |December 21, 2013 |DAILY BEASTRecently, at a pot-centered radio program, someone offered me a “dab” of butane honey oil (BHO)—a concentrated form of cannabis.
Hey Buddy, Wanna Dab? Inside The Mainstream Explosion of Cannabis Concentrates |Valerie Vande Panne |December 21, 2013 |DAILY BEASTUnable to afford electricity, butane, or propane, the students, like their neighbors, relied on wood for their cooking.
Claremont McKenna Students Try Life on $1 a Day in ‘Living on One’ |Robert Bryce |October 3, 2012 |DAILY BEASTNow they heat and cook with butane or electricity which comes from Silver City.
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British Dictionary definitions for butane
butane
/ (ˈbjuːteɪn, bjuːˈteɪn) /
noun
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: C 4 H 10
Word Origin for butane
C19: from
but (
yl) +
-ane
Medical definitions for butane
butane
[ byōō′tān′ ]
n.
Either of two isomers of a gaseous hydrocarbon produced synthetically from petroleum and used as a refrigerant, as a aerosol propellant, and in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
Scientific definitions for butane
butane
[ byōō′tān′ ]
An organic compound found in natural gas and produced from petroleum. Butane is used as a household fuel, refrigerant, and propellant in aerosol cans. It is the fourth member of the alkane series. Chemical formula: C4H10.