butane

/ˈbjuteɪn/
/ˈbjuteɪn/
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Definitions of butane
  1. noun
    occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
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    type of:
    fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
    gas
    a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
    alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin, paraffin series
    a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
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