butane
[byoo-teyn, byoo-teyn]
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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.
Origin of butane
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Contemporary Examples of butane
Butane purchased at a hardware store often contains chemicals like benzene, which is known to cause cancer.
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December 21, 2013
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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December 21, 2013
Unable to afford electricity, butane, or propane, the students, like their neighbors, relied on wood for their cooking.
Historical Examples of butane
Now they heat and cook with butane or electricity which comes from Silver City.
The Pinos Altos StoryDorothy Watson
butane
noun
Word Origin for butane
C19: from but (yl) + -ane
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[byōō′tān′]
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