Butane

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Butane \Bu"tane\ (b[=u]"t[=a]n), n. [L. butyrum butter. See
     {Butter}.] (Chem.)
     An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon, {C4H10}, of the
     marsh gas, or paraffin, series.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  butane
       n : occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and
           fuels