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Definition of: butane
(by′tān, by·tān′) noun Chem.
A colorless, inflammable, gaseous compound, C4H10, of the aliphatic hydrocarbon series, contained in petroleum and formed synthetically by the action of zinc on ethyl iodide. [<L butyrum butter]
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