Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun butane

1 sense of butane

Sense 1
butane -- (occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels)
       => methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin -- (a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2))
       => gas -- (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
       => fuel -- (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft")