isobutane

English

Structure of isobutane

Etymology

From iso- +‎ butane. From being an isomer of butane, different from n-butane (“'normal' butane”).

Noun

isobutane (countable and uncountable, plural isobutanes)

1. (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C₄H₁₀ found in natural gas.

Synonyms

• 2-methylpropane
• methylpropane
• trimethylmethane

Related terms

• butane
• cyclobutane
• n-butane

Translations

a hydrocarbon: C₄H₁₀

• Catalan: isobutà m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 異丁烷／异丁烷 (zh) (yì dīngwán)

• Finnish: isobutaani
• French: isobutane (fr) m, 2-méthylpropane (fr) m, méthylpropane (fr) m
• German: Isobutan n
• Greek: ισοβουτάνιο n (isovoutánio)
• Hungarian: izobután (hu)
• Malay: isobutana
• Portuguese: isobutano m
• Russian: изобута́н (ru) m (izobután)
• Spanish: metilpropano m, isobutano m
• Turkish: izobütan

Anagrams

• obeisaunt

French

Ball-and-stick model of isobutane, complete with hydrogens

Etymology

From iso- +‎ butane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.zɔ.by.tan/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

isobutane m (plural isobutanes)

1. isobutane

   Synonyms: 2-méthylpropane, méthylpropane

Related terms

• butane
• cyclobutane
• n-butane