butane

bytɑn

Definition

Definition of butane - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

combustible

Rare

gaz inflammable utilisé comme combustible dans les briquets et réchauds

Rare

Le briquet fonctionne au butane et produit une flamme bleue.

nomenclature

TECH.

molécule précise avec quatre atomes de carbone selon la nomenclature chimique

TECH.

En chimie, le butane désigne spécifiquement l'isomère linéaire C₄H₁₀.

alcane

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Origin of butane

anglais, butane (gaz)

Terms with butane included in their meaning

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butyle

chimie organique

groupement chimique à quatre atomes de carbone dérivé du butane

butanier

transport maritime

navire spécialisé qui transporte du gaz butane liquéfié

butanier

adj.

transport maritime

qui concerne le butane ou son transport

débutaniseur

industrie pétrolière

appareil industriel qui sépare le butane des autres gaz

isobutane

chimie

composé chimique isomère du butane de formule C₄H₁₀

Examples of butane in a sentence

Ils utilisent du butane pour le camping.
Le butane est utilisé comme gaz de chauffage domestique.
On distingue le butane de l'isobutane en chimie organique.

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English:butane, ...
German:Butan, ...
Italian:butano, ...
Spanish:butano, ...
Portuguese:butano, ...
Chinese:丁烷, ...
Japanese:ブタン, ...
Arabic:بوتان, بيوتان, ...
Hebrew:בּוּטָאן, בּוּטָן, ...
Russian:бутан, ...
Ukrainian:бутан, ...
Catalan:butà, ...
Danish:butan, ...
Dutch:butaan, ...
Greek:βουτάνιο, ...
Hungarian:bután, a C₄H₁₀ egyenes láncú izomerje, ...
Khmer:ប៊ុយតាន, អ៊ីសូមែរត្រង់នៃ C₄H₁₀, ...
Korean:부탄가스, ...
Polish:butan, ...
Portuguese (BR):butano, alcano C4H10, ...
Romanian:butan, ...
Swedish:butan, n-butan, ...
Thai:บิวเทน, ...
Turkish:bütan, ...
Vietnamese:butan, C₄H₁₀, ...

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Definition of butane - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of butane

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