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Butane

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Noun

1. butane

occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Butane

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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: C4H10

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Butane

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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 College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Butane

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n.
Either of two isomers of a gaseous hydrocarbon, C4H10, produced synthetically from petroleum and used as a household fuel, refrigerant, and aerosol propellant and in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.

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