PROPANE


Meaning of PROPANE in English

/ ˈprəʊpeɪn; NAmE ˈproʊ-/ noun

[ U ] a gas found in natural gas and petroleum and used as a fuel for cooking and heating :

a propane gas cylinder

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from propionic acid + -ane .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.