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butane

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butane /bu·tane/ (bu´tān) an aliphatic hydrocarbon from petroleum, occurring as a colorless flammable gas; used in pharmacy as an aerosol propellant.
bu·tane (bytn)
n.
Either of two isomers of a gaseous hydrocarbon produced synthetically from petroleum and used as a refrigerant, as a aerosol propellant, and in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
butane (C4H10),
a colorless petroleum-based gas. It is the fourth member of the paraffin series of hydrocarbons.
butane
an aliphatic hydrocarbon, C4H10, from petroleum.


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BURBANK - A federal airport security worker was injured Wednesday when a collection of butane cigarette lighters taken from airline passengers caught fire in an office at the Bob Hope Airport.
LIGHTERS CATCH FIRE AT BOB HOPE AIRPORT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The butane was purchased from Matheson Gas Products with a stated purity of 99.
A small-volume apparatus for the measurement of phase equilibria by Lee, Byung-Chul / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Although a formal vote won't be taken until next month, the Port of Los Angeles harbor commissioners are not expected to renew a pipeline permit held for 30 years by AmeriGas Propane LP, which exports liquid butane from an on-site holding facility.
Opponents look victorious in bid to close pipeline by Greenberg, David / Los Angeles Business Journal
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