Hypertext Webster Gateway: "butane"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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


Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup

Enter word here:
Exact Approx


dict.stokkie.net
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents; see the Webster Gateway FAQ, and also the Back-end/database links and credits.