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Definition of Butane

1. Noun. Occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels.

Definition of Butane

1. n. An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.

Definition of Butane

1. Noun. (organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀ n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions. ¹

2. Noun. (organic compound uncountable) The ''n''-butane isomer only. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Butane

1. a flammable gas [n -S]

Medical Definition of Butane

1. An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series. Origin: L. Butyrum butter. See Butter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Butane

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"In order to prepare pure butane, ethyl iodide, dried over phosphorus ... The butane thus obtained may still contain small quantities of the two other ..."

2. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1880)
"butane, mixed with ethane and ethylene, is also formed when ethylic iodide is exposed ... At the ordinary temperature butane is a colourless gas of sp. gr. ..."

3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The major tritiated products from the reactions of He'H+ ions with /7-butane at 760 torr are methane and «-butane in almost equivalent yields (15%), ..."

4. Chemistry, inorganic and organic by Charles Loudon Bloxam (1903)
"butane, C'4H1(I, is made by treating ethyl iodide with zinc (not in excess) in a sealed ... 0.6) boils at i° C. Since butane is prepared from ethyl iodide, ..."

5. Introduction to the Study of Organic Chemistry by Adolf Pinner (1882)
"butane Compounds. IN the butane group there are of course a greater number and ... The base of the series itself, butane, exists in two modifications, ..."

6. Handbook of Casinghead Gas by Henry Palmer Westcott (1922)
"... the action of zii and hydrochloric acid on isopropyl iodide. It is a gas, sol ble in one-sixth of its volume of alcohol. butane — A compound also called ..."

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