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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Bu"tane\, n. [L. butyrum butter. See {Butter}.] (Chem.) An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.
| Pronunciation: | 'byooteyn | ||
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| Matching Terms: | butanoic acid, butanol, butanone | ||
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| Definition: | [n] occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels | ||
| See Also: | alkane, alkane series, combustible, combustible material, fuel, gas, methane series, paraffin | ||
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| Definition: | \Bu"tane\, n. [L. butyrum butter. See {Butter}.] (Chem.) An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series. | ||
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