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noun 
  1. (organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in natural gas.
  2. (organic compound) The n-butane isomer only.
Translations: 
  • German: Butan
  • Italian: butano
    (trans-mid)
Etymology: Derived from the same stem as the foul-smelling carboxylic acid liberated in rancid butter, butyric acid + -ane.

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