English
Image:Butane-2D-Skeletal.svg|thumb|n-butane
Image:I-Butane-2D-Skeletal.svg|thumb|i-butane (2-methyl-propane)
Etymology
Derived from the same stem as the foul-smelling carboxylic acid liberated in rancid butter, butyric acid + -ane.
Noun
en-noun
- organic compound A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub> n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in natural gas.
- organic compound The n-butane isomer only.
Translations
trans-top|the organic compound
Finnish: butaani
German: Butan n
Italian: butano m
trans-mid
Polish: butan m
Swedish: butan
Romanian: butan
trans-bottom
Synonyms
E943a when used as a propellant
Derived terms
cyclobutane
isobutane
Related terms
alkane
ethane
methane
pentane
propane
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