propane

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P0598300 (prō′pān′)n. A colorless gas, C₃H₈, found in natural gas and petroleum and widely used as a fuel.

propane

(ˈprəʊpeɪn) n (Elements & Compounds) a colourless flammable gaseous alkane found in petroleum and used as a fuel. Formula: CH3CH2CH3[C19: from propionic acid + -ane]

pro•pane

(ˈproʊ peɪn)

n. a colorless, flammable gas, C₃H₈, of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis. [1866; prop(ionic acid) + -ane]

pro·pane

(prō′pān′) A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C₃H₈, found in petroleum and natural gas. It is widely used as a fuel.

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Noun

propane - colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuelfuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

Translations

露营煤气罐

propane

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CH₃CH₂CH₃, colorless, gaseous alkanealkane
, any of a group of aliphatic hydrocarbons whose molecules contain only single bonds (see chemical bond). Alkanes have the general chemical formula C_nH_2n+2.
..... Click the link for more information. . It is readily liquefied by compression and cooling. It melts at −189.9&degC; and boils at −42.2&degC;. Propane occurs in nature in natural gas and (in dissolved form) in crude oil; it is also a byproduct of petroleum refining. It is used chiefly as a fuel. For this purpose it is sold compressed in cylinders of various sizes, often mixed with other hydrocarbons, e.g., butane. Propane fuel is used in a type of cigarette lighter and in portable stoves and lamps.

Propane

CH₃CH₂CH₃, a saturated hydrocarbon that exists as a colorless, odorless combustible gas with a melting point of –187.7°C and a boiling point of –42.1°C. Its flammability limits when mixed with air are 2.1–9.5 percent (by volume). Propane is found in natural gas, casinghead gas, gases obtained from CO and H₂, and the gases produced during petroleum refining. In industry, the catalytic dehydrogenation of propane yields propylene, and propane nitration produces nitromethane (mixed with nitroethane and nitropropane). Propane is also used as a solvent in, for example, removing alkanes from petroleum products. When mixed with butane, it can be used as an illuminating or household gas.

propane

[′prō‚pān] (organic chemistry) CH₃CH₂CH₃ A heavy, colorless, gaseous petroleum hydrocarbon gas of the paraffin series; boils at -44.5°C; used as a solvent, refrigerant, and chemical intermediate.

propane

a colourless flammable gaseous alkane found in petroleum and used as a fuel. Formula: CH₃CH₂CH₃

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