[
US
/ˈbjuteɪn, bjuˈteɪn/
]
[ UK /bjˈuːteɪn/ ]
[ UK /bjˈuːteɪn/ ]
NOUN
- occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
How To Use butane In A Sentence
- Sudden sniffing death is particularly associated with abuse of butane, propane and chemicals in aerosols.
- Multiple mechanisms have evolved to repair damaged DNA, including the versatile nucleotide excision repair (NER) which is capable of removing a variety of bulky helix-distorting lesions, such as UV-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and 6-4 photoproducts PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- Among the substances in third-hand smoke are hydrogen cyanide, used in chemical weapons; butane, which is used in lighter fluid; toluene, found in paint thinners; arsenic; lead; carbon monoxide; and even polonium-210, the highly radioactive carcinogen that was used to murder former Russian spy Alexander V. Litvinenko in 2006. Organic Consumers Association News Headlines
- A much studied model reaction in organic chemistry is the ring opening of cyclobutane to yield ethylene or the reverse, the combining of two ethylene molecules to form cyclobutane. Press Release: The 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Ingredients: Deionized Water, Glycerin, Butanediol, Aloe Extract, HA, Allantoin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, EDTA-Disodium Salt, Essence.
- Mike Sudal/The Wall Street Journal Disposable long-reach butane lighters • Disposable long-reach butane lighters—perfect for candles and fireplaces—and a long-handled brass candle snuffer to extinguish flames. Ask Teri
- He squirted butane onto the fire from a little can that he used to fill his Zippo and the flames shot up, singeing his brow.
- They burn the same but butane is cheaper to manufacture. Should I Buy a New Kitchen Stove??
- Stepanov sat, for a time, looking at the hissing butane gas lamp. KARA KUSH
- Ingredients: Deionized Water, Glycerin, Butanediol, Hamamelis Extract, Cucumber Extract, HA, Allantoin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Phenoxyethanol, EDTA-Disodium Salt, Essence.