propane
noun /ˈprəʊpeɪn/
/ˈprəʊpeɪn/
[uncountable]- a gas used as a fuel for cooking and heating
- a propane gas cylinder
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPropane is used before these nouns:- gas
- tank
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from propionic acid + -ane.