Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- 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.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In chem., the fourth member of the paraffin series of hydrocarbons, C4H10. Two isomeric forms are known, normal butane and isobutane; both are at ordinary temperature and pressure gaseous, colorless, almost odorless, very slightly soluble in water, and readily combustible. Normal butane occurs in small quantity in American petroleum, and has been to a limited extent condensed from the most volatile portion, by means of a freezing mixture, as a colorless, very light liquid boiling at 1° C. (or about 34° F.), forming almost the whole of the commercial product chymogene.
Wiktionary
- n. organic chemistry A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
- n. organic chemistry, uncountable The n-butane isomer only.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.
WordNet 3.0
- n. occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
Etymologies
- Derived from the same stem as the foul-smelling carboxylic acid liberated in rancid butter, butyric acid + -ane. (Wiktionary)
- but(yl) + -ane. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“They are very close to eachother with regard to the total amount of energy output from combustion, but because butane is heavier than propane, it boils at a higher (much higher) temperature, and that is the main drawback.”
“They burn the same but butane is cheaper to manufacture.”
“Among the substances in third-hand smoke are hydrogen cyanide, used in chemical weapons; butane, which is used in lighter fluid; toluene, found in paint thinners; arsenic; lead;”
“Among the substances in third-hand smoke are hydrogen cyanide, used in chemical weapons; butane, which is used in lighter fluid; toluene, found in paint thinners; arsenic; lead; carbon monoxide; and even polonium-210, the that was used to murder former Russian spy Alexander V. Litvinenko in 2006.”
“Among the substances in third-hand smoke are hydrogen cyanide, used in chemical weapons; butane, which is used in lighter fluid; toluene, found in paint thinners; arsenic; lead; carbon monoxide; and even polonium-210 ...”
“Among the substances in third-hand smoke are hydrogen cyanide, used in chemical weapons; butane, which is used in lighter fluid; toluene, found in paint thinners; arsenic; lead; carbon monoxide; and even polonium-210, the highly radioactive carcinogen that was used to murder former Russian spy Alexander V. Litvinenko in 2006.”
“Anipac President, Juan Manuel Alvarez Icaza, said that investment in processing plants would enable oil and gas to be transformed into primary inputs for the plastics industry such as butane, ethylene and propane.”
“VAPEX utilizes solvents, such as butane, to extract raw bitumen, rather than steam, which could allow significant cost savings for in situ operators.”
“Nine railcars - carrying cargo such as butane and glycol - derailed in the western Alberta town at about 6: 45 a.m., forcing a precautionary evacuation of nearby businesses, hotels, and a high school.”
“When it is refined, a barrel of crude yields several different "cuts" that range from light products, such as butane, to heavy products, such as asphalt.”
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
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