butane

[ byoo-teyn, byoo-teyn ]

/ ˈbyu teɪn, byuˈteɪn /

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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.

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Origin of butane

First recorded in 1870–75; but(yl) + -ane

Words nearby butane

but, butabarbital sodium, butadiene, butamben, but and ben, butane, butanoic acid, butanol, butanone, Butazolidin, butch

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How to use butane in a sentence

Both design teams ultimately elected to go with a mix of propane and butane.
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The seven most recent Olympic torches have been fueled by substances such as propane, butane, or a mixture of the two.
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While butane gas can be stored at a lower pressure than propane, it requires higher temperatures to be converted from a liquid in the canister to a gas, the state in which it is fed to the flame.
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Meanwhile, the more volatile chemicals like butane evaporated quickly.
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Other companies are developing more efficient extraction processes, some by using solvents like ethanol, carbon dioxide or butane to extract cannabinoids.
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Butane purchased at a hardware store often contains chemicals like benzene, which is known to cause cancer.
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“The process of making butane extraction [of cannabis] has been around along time, from the 1970s,” explains Black.
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Recently, at a pot-centered radio program, someone offered me a “dab” of butane honey oil (BHO)—a concentrated form of cannabis.
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Unable to afford electricity, butane, or propane, the students, like their neighbors, relied on wood for their cooking.
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Now 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

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Medical definitions for butane

butane

[ byōō′tān′ ]

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.