Butane vs. Methane

Butanenoun

(organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.

Butanenoun

The n-butane isomer only.

Butanenoun

An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.

Butanenoun

occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels

Butane

Butane () or n-butane is an alkane with the formula C4H10. Butane is a gas at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.

Methanenoun

The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH4, being a constituent of natural gas.

Methanenoun

Any of very many derivatives of methane.

Methanenoun

A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4; marsh gas. It is the simplest of the aliphatic hydrocarbons. See Marsh gas, under Gas.

Methanenoun

a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel

Methane

Methane (US: , UK: ) is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4 (one atom of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen). It is a group-14 hydride and the simplest alkane and is the main constituent of natural gas.