PROPANE


Meaning of PROPANE in English

/proh"payn/ , n. Chem.

a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis. Also called dimethylmethane .

[ 1866; PROP(IONIC) + -ANE ]

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