different between ethane vs butane

English

Etymology

eth- +? -ane

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ?th'?n, IPA^(key): /???e?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?th'?n, IPA^(key): /?i??e?n/
• Rhymes: -??e?n

Noun

ethane (usually uncountable, plural ethanes)

1. (organic chemistry, uncountable) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₂H₆, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
2. (organic chemistry, countable) The same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with other radicals.

   chlorinated ethanes; halogenated ethanes

   • 1968, Transactions of the Faraday Society, Volume 64, page 1573,

     Analysis of the ethane fraction also revealed anomalous deuteration of the ethane, the ethanes C₂H₅D, C₂H₄D₂ and C₂H₃D₃ being observed as well as C₂H₆. Ethanes with more than three D atoms were not detected.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• heaten

English

Etymology

IUPAC nomenclature, from but- (“four carbon prefix”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”), the former is derived from the same stem as the foul-smelling carboxylic acid liberated in rancid butter, "butyric acid", hence cognate with butter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bju?te?n/

Noun

butane (countable and uncountable, plural butanes)

1. (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀ n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
2. (organic chemistry, uncountable) The n-butane isomer only.

Synonyms

• E943a (when used as a propellant)

Derived terms

Related terms

• alkane
• ethane
• methane
• pentane
• propane

Translations

Anagrams

• batune

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /by.tan/

Noun

butane m (plural butanes)

1. butane
2. n-butane Synonym of n-butane

Synonyms

• (n-butane): n-butane

Derived terms

• cyclobutane
• isobutane
• n-butane