: either of two isomeric flammable gaseous alkanes C4H10 obtained usually from petroleum or natural gas and used as fuels
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The handheld kitchen torch will need to be filled with butane before use.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
It's powered by standard butane, propane and butane/propane mix gas canisters, and Fire Maple recommends the butane/propane mix for the best performance in cold weather.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Or upgrade your tableside setup with a portable camp stove and butane cans.
—Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Instead of tankers carrying natural gas liquids, including ethane, butane and propane, through the canal, the NGLs would travel through a 76-kilometer pipeline connecting the Atlantic and Pacific ports.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
It's powered by standard butane, propane and butane/propane mix gas canisters, and Fire Maple recommends the butane/propane mix for the best performance in cold weather.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Or upgrade your tableside setup with a portable camp stove and butane cans.
—Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Instead of tankers carrying natural gas liquids, including ethane, butane and propane, through the canal, the NGLs would travel through a 76-kilometer pipeline connecting the Atlantic and Pacific ports.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Butane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butane. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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butane
noun
bu·tane
ˈbyü-ˌtān 
: either of two flammable gases that are hydrocarbons obtained usually from petroleum or natural gas and used especially as a fuel
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butane
noun
bu·tane
ˈbyü-ˌtān
: either of two isomeric flammable gaseous alkanes C4H10 obtained usually from petroleum or natural gas and used as fuels
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