HyperDic: butane

English > 1 sense of the word butane:
NOUNsubstancebutaneoccurs in natural gas
butane > pronunciation
Soundsbyuwtey'n; byuw'teyn
Rhymesabstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn...
English > butane: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningOccurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels.
BroaderfuelA substance that can be consumed to produce energy
gasA fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffinA series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
Spanishbutano
Catalanbutà

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