butane

/ˈbjuteɪn/

/ˈbjuteɪn/

Definitions of butane

1. noun

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

   fuel

   a substance that can be consumed to produce energy

   gas

   a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

   alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin, paraffin series

   a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)