propane en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From clipping of propionic acid + -ane, from French propionique, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró) + πίων (píōn, “fat”). Analyzable as prop- + -ane, borrowing or calque of German Propan.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₃H₈, a constituent of natural gas.
Propane gas is used for cooking and cylinder containers are placed to one side of the underframe, with battery boxes and electrical control boxes at the other side.
1960 April, “Restaurant cars and multiple-units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 222:
- (US, countable, uncountable) LPG.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| propanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cyclopropane · bromopropane · methylpropane · propanethial · isopropanide · epoxypropane · procyclidine · iodopropane · propanediol · propanol · perfluoropropane · biopropane · bromochloropropane · propanelike · propanocaine · chloropropane · halopropane · phenylpropane · trimethylolpropane · propanoic · nitropropane
Hypernyms
Synonyms
E944 when used as a propellant
Translations (41)
is própan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · tl taltan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · ko 프로판 (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · ca propà (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · nv níłchʼi łikoní (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · cmn 丙烷 (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · sv propan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · ar بْرُوبَان (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · km ប្រូផេន (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · az propan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · eo propano (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · bg пропа́н (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · el προπάνιο (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · pl propan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · sh pròpān (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · fr propane (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · sh про̀па̄н (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · nn propan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · uk пропа́н (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · es propano (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · af propaan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · ru пропа́н (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · it propano (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · ko 프로페인 (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · nb propan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · id propana (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · kk пропан (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · ja プロパン (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · fi propaani (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · ar پْرُوپَان (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · pt propano (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · pdt Propän (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · de Propan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · be прапа́н (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · nl propaan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · th โพรเพน (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · hu propán (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · sk propán (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · cs propan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · tr propan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) · ro propan (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8)