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

Examples of propane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Place your propane tank in a mostly shady location a few feet from your house. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025

The family served him one simple meal a day consisting of rice and red kidney beans, and sometimes chicken grilled on a tiny stove cobbled out of an old propane tank. —Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025

But the roughly 9% of LIHEAP recipients who rely on deliverable fuels such as heating oil, kerosene, propane and wood pellets, typically do not have such protections. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025

For propane, again while the average is a 9 percent reduction in cost, there are regional variations. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary prop- + -ane

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for propane

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• biplane
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign

Kids Definition

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

Medical Definition

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