butane
pronunciation
How to pronounce butane in British English:
UK [ˈbju:teɪn]
How to pronounce butane in American English:
US [ˈbjuˌten]
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- Noun:
- occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
Word Origin
- butane (n.)
- paraffin hydrocarbon, 1875, from butyl, hydrocarbon from butyric acid, a product of fermentation found in rancid butter, from Latin butyrum (see butter (n.)) + chemical suffix -ane.
Example
- 1. Addictedto butane lighter gas , nobby bicycles around to different areas andshops to buy his supplies .
- 2. The jury found that the company 's negligence had led to a butane pipeline rupture that fueled an explosion that killed two teenagers .
- 3. Modifications included swapping out the electric motor for a working regner steam engine powered by a volatile butane / propane mix that provides about 20 minutes of motility .
- 4. After his father dies , mr godwin struggles with his dying wish to be cremated : the crematoriums are out of butane gas , the morgues are out of diesel .