English Explanatory Dictionary

isobutane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C₄H₁₀ found in natural gas.

Word forms

isobutane isobutanes

Etymology

From iso- + butane. From being an isomer of butane, different from n-butane (“'normal' butane”).

Synonyms

2-methylpropane methylpropane trimethylmethane

Related words

butane cyclobutane n-butane
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