debutanize

transitive verb

de·​bu·​tan·​ize

(ˈ)dēˈbyütᵊnˌīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to remove by distillation butanes, butenes, and sometimes lighter fractions from (as cracked gasoline)

Word History

Etymology

de- + butane + -ize

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