butane en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
PIE word *gʷṓws 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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
- (uncountable) The n-butane isomer only.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| butanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
butanethiol · n-butane · isobutane · butanediol · cyclobutane · butanol · butanoic · butyl · dibromobutane · dichlorobutane · butanedione · iodobutane · bromobutane · chlorobutane
Relateds
pentane · ethane · alkane · propane · methane
Synonyms
Translations (39)
az butan (the organic compound) · af butaan (the organic compound) · es butano (the organic compound) · bg бутан (the organic compound) · eo butano (the organic compound) · sh бу̀та̄н (the organic compound) · ko 뷰테인 (the organic compound) · sl bután (the organic compound) · tl pattan (the organic compound) · hu bután (the organic compound) · nb butan (the organic compound) · it butano (the organic compound) · cmn 丁烷 (the organic compound) · ru бута́н (the organic compound) · cs butan (the organic compound) · gl butano (the organic compound) · vi butan (the organic compound) · ro butan (the organic compound) · id butana (the organic compound) · pl butan (the organic compound) · nv kǫʼ dootłʼizhí (the organic compound) · kk бутан (the organic compound) · ko 부탄 (the organic compound) · km ប៊ុយតាន (the organic compound) · de Butan (the organic compound) · fr butane (the organic compound) · sw butani (the organic compound) · sv butan (the organic compound) · nn butan (the organic compound) · th บิวเทน (the organic compound) · tr bütan (the organic compound) · fi butaani (the organic compound) · sh bùtān (the organic compound) · hy բուտան (the organic compound) · ja ブタン (the organic compound) · ca butà (the organic compound) · el βουτάνιο (the organic compound) · pt butano (the organic compound) · is bútan (the organic compound)