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butane

The correct spelling is butane.

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noun

IPA: /ˈbjuːteɪn/

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The correct spelling is butane. A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.

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noun

  1. 1.A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
  2. 2.The n-butane isomer only.

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