isobutane

[ ahy-suh-byoo-teyn, -byoo-teyn ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈbyu teɪn, -byuˈteɪn /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, flammable gas, C4H10, used as a fuel, as a refrigerant, and in the manufacture of gasoline by alkylation.

Origin of isobutane

First recorded in 1875–80; iso- + butane

Words nearby isobutane

isobath, isobathic, isobathytherm, isobilateral, isobront, isobutane, isobutyl nitrite, isobutyl propionate, isobutylene, isocapnia, isocarboxazid