butane

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A four carbon saturated alkane hydrocarbon that occurs naturally in petroleum. It is used in high performance liquid fuels for household and industrial purposes, as a propellant in aerosols, and as a raw material for synthetic polymers.
butane
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025