BUTANE


Meaning of BUTANE in English

/byooh"tayn, byooh tayn"/ , n. Chem.

a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.

[ 1870-75; BUT(YL) + -ANE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .