butane

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀ n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
2. The n-butane isomer only.

Συνώνυμα

butane gas

fuel

gas

propane gas

liquid gas

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈbjuːteɪn/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

IUPAC nomenclature, from but- (“four carbon prefix”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”), the former is derived from the same stem as the foul-smelling carboxylic acid liberated in rancid butter, "butyric acid", hence cognate with butter.