PROPANE

Propane

Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula, normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central heating. Propane is one of a group of liquefied petroleum gases. The others include butane, propylene, butadiene, butylene, isobutylene and mixtures thereof.

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propane

Noun

  1. An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas.


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