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Butane
Pronunciation : Bu"tane
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. butyrum butter. See Butter.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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