different between methane vs butane

English

Etymology

methyl +? -ane

Pronunciation

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

Noun

methane (countable and uncountable, plural methanes)

1. (organic chemistry, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH?, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.

   Synonyms: (appears in some chemistry literature) methyl hydride, (rare, systematic name) carbon tetrahydride

   Hypernym: greenhouse gas
2. (organic chemistry, countable) Any of very many derivatives of methane.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• methane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• meaneth

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