'Butane' definitions:

Definition of 'butane'

(from WordNet)
noun
Occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels

Definition of 'Butane'

From: GCIDE
  • Butane \Bu"tane\ (b[=u]"t[=a]n), n. [L. butyrum butter. See Butter.] (Chem.) An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series. [1913 Webster]