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What does butane mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
  2. (organic chemistry) The n-butane isomer only.
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He squirted butane onto the fire from a little can that he used to fill his Zippo and the flames shot up, singeing his brow.
Some of the volatile substances in these products include toluene, chloroform, butane, propane, acetone, and many halogenated hydrocarbons.
He took his lighter from his pocket and flicked it, and touched the small steady butane flame to the wick of the candle.
Without heating or electricity, they cook on butane stoves, warm themselves with paraffin heaters and use candles and lamps for lighting.
He filmed them apparently putting butane gas into a bottle and setting fire to it.
The remaining butane and methane are recycled and reused to fuel the process.

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