butane

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B0577400 (byo͞o′tān′)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.

[but(yl) + -ane.]

butane

(ˈbjuːteɪn; bjuːˈteɪn) n (Elements & Compounds) 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[C19: from but(yl) + -ane]

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(ˈbyu teɪn, byuˈteɪn)

n. a colorless, flammable gas, C₄H₁₀, used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel. [1870–75]

bu·tane

(byo͞o′tān′) An organic compound, C₄H₁₀, found in natural gas and produced from petroleum. Butane is used as a fuel, refrigerant, and propellant in aerosol cans.

butyl (byo͞o′təl) adjective

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Noun

butane - occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuelsfuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitelyalkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series, paraffin - a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

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butane

(byo͞o`tān), C₄H₁₀, gaseous alkanealkane
, any of a group of aliphatic hydrocarbons whose molecules contain only single bonds (see chemical bond). Alkanes have the general chemical formula C_nH_2n+2.
..... Click the link for more information. , a hydrocarbon that is obtained from natural gas or by refining petroleum. It can be liquefied at room temperature by compression. There are two structural isomersisomer
, in chemistry, one of two or more compounds having the same molecular formula but different structures (arrangements of atoms in the molecule). Isomerism is the occurrence of such compounds. Isomerism was first recognized by J. J. Berzelius in 1827.
..... Click the link for more information. of butane. In normal butane, or n-butane, the four carbon atoms are joined in a continuous, unbranched chain; in isobutane, or 2-methylpropane, three of the carbon atoms are joined to the fourth by single bonds, resulting in a branched structure. The two isomers differ in certain of their chemical and physical properties, e.g., liquid n-butane has a higher boiling point (−0.6&degC;) at atmospheric pressure than that of liquid isobutane (−10.2&degC;).

butane

[′byü‚tān] (organic chemistry) C₄H₁₀ An alkane of which there are two isomers, n and isobutane; occurs in natural gas and is produced by cracking petroleum.

butane

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

butane

[bu´tān] an aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₄H₁₀, from petroleum; used in pharmacy as an aerosol propellant.

bu·tane

(byū'tān), C₄H₁₀; a gaseous hydrocarbon present in natural gas; two isomers are known, both of which are anesthetically active: N-butane is CH₃(CH₂)₂CH₃ and isobutane is CH₃CH(CH₃)CH₃ (or 2-methylpropane).

butane

A linear (unbranched) alkane hydrocarbon which is a flammable gas at room temperature (boiling point, 0ºC/30–34ºF).

Uses
Lighter fluid, refrigerant.
Adverse effects
Euphoria, drowsiness, narcosis, arrhythmias, memory loss, frostbite, death due to asphyxiation and ventricular fibrillation.

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(byū'tān) A gaseous hydrocarbon present in natural gas.

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