See Also: Butane(medicine)
butane(dictionary)
butane(dictionary)

butane (iou)



butane noun. L19.
[from BUTYL + -ANE.]
Chemistry. A gaseous alkane, C4H10 (of which there are two isomers), used esp. in liquefied form as a fuel.
buta'noic adjective = BUTYRIC M20.
butanol noun each of four isomeric liquid alcohols, C4H9OH; butyl alcohol: L19.
butanone noun a liquid ketone, C2H5COCH3; methyl ethyl ketone: E20.