: either of two isomeric flammable gaseous alkanes C4H10 obtained usually from petroleum or natural gas and used as fuels
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As the team says, this will get you almost 50 10-ounce (280-g) steaks cooked with one 16-ounce (450 g) propane gas supply (it can also be fueled by butane).
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New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025
In addition to liquid oil, the pyrolysis process generates natural gases, such as methane, ethane, butane and propane.
—Alexander Kaplitz, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
The building where a massive fire rocked Clinton Township and neighboring Macomb County communities on Monday that led to explosions causing the death of a teenager and injury to a firefighter wasn't supposed to have butane and nitrous oxide tanks.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Refiners achieve this by removing the more volatile components—particularly butane, which is inexpensive and plentiful but evaporates easily.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025
In addition to liquid oil, the pyrolysis process generates natural gases, such as methane, ethane, butane and propane.
—Alexander Kaplitz, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
The building where a massive fire rocked Clinton Township and neighboring Macomb County communities on Monday that led to explosions causing the death of a teenager and injury to a firefighter wasn't supposed to have butane and nitrous oxide tanks.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Refiners achieve this by removing the more volatile components—particularly butane, which is inexpensive and plentiful but evaporates easily.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Butane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butane. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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butane
noun
bu·tane
ˈbyü-ˌtān 
: either of two flammable gases that are hydrocarbons obtained usually from petroleum or natural gas and used especially as a fuel
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butane
noun
bu·tane
ˈbyü-ˌtān
: either of two isomeric flammable gaseous alkanes C4H10 obtained usually from petroleum or natural gas and used as fuels
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