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Butane is most commonly used in cigarette lighters, but it can also be transformed into butene, which is used to create synthetic rubber.
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 20 Feb. 2017
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 20 Feb. 2017
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“Butene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butene. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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butene
noun
bu·tene
ˈbyü-ˌtēn 
: either of two butylenes having a straight-chain structure
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