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: either of two isomeric flammable gaseous alkanes C4H10 obtained usually from petroleum or natural gas and used as fuels
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Also inside: canisters of butane, a highly flammable and explosive substance used as fuel for camping stoves, torches and cigarette lighters.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Thousands of cans of nitrous oxide and butane were inside the building, the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office said.
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Christina Hall, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Thousands of cans of nitrous oxide and butane were inside the building, the Prosecutor's Office said.
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2024
Michigan officials Goo Smoke Shop/Select Distributors Wholesale Warehouse, a vaping products supplier, had recently received a semi-load of butane containers, over half of which was still at the facility at the time of the fire, officials said.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary butyric + -ane
First Known Use
1872, in the meaning defined above
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“Butane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butane. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
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
Medical Definition
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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