: a heavy flammable gaseous alkane C3H8 found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in chemical synthesis
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This home features modern upgrades like heated floors, a cedar shake roof installed in 2018 that has a copper drip edge, two Generac generators, an underground 2,000-gallon propane tank, new boilers and hot water generator, a central vacuum system and whole-house air conditioning added in 2020.
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Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Claimants currently include the families of six construction workers who perished, a survivor of the bridge collapse, and at least a dozen businesses alleging they’ve been economically harmed by the disaster – ranging from a Baltimore propane distributor to international shippers.
—USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
But there are caveats for propane grills: Fire extinguishers must be readily available.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2024
The wet gas comprises chemicals such as butane, ethane, methane, and propane, all of which can serve as the foundation for finished goods.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Claimants currently include the families of six construction workers who perished, a survivor of the bridge collapse, and at least a dozen businesses alleging they’ve been economically harmed by the disaster – ranging from a Baltimore propane distributor to international shippers.
—USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
But there are caveats for propane grills: Fire extinguishers must be readily available.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2024
The wet gas comprises chemicals such as butane, ethane, methane, and propane, all of which can serve as the foundation for finished goods.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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propane
noun
pro·pane
ˈprō-ˌpān 
: a heavy flammable gas found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in the chemical industry
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propane
noun
pro·pane
ˈprō-ˌpān
: a heavy flammable gaseous alkane C3H8 found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in chemical synthesis
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