Meanings
nounisobutane (countable and uncountable, plural isobutanes)
plural isobutanes
- countableuncountablechemistryA hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C₄H₁₀ found in natural gas.
Synonyms: 2-methylpropane, methylpropane, trimethylmethane
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C₄H₁₀ found in natural gas.
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Origin
Translations
Catalan isobutà
- isobutàa hydrocarbon: C4H10
Chinese Mandarin 異丁烷 /异丁烷
- 異丁烷 /异丁烷 (yì dīngwán)a hydrocarbon: C4H10
Finnish isobutaani
- isobutaania hydrocarbon: C4H10
French isobutane, 2-méthylpropane
- isobutanea hydrocarbon: C4H10
- 2-méthylpropanea hydrocarbon: C4H10
- méthylpropanea hydrocarbon: C4H10
German Isobutan
- Isobutana hydrocarbon: C4H10
Greek ισοβουτάνιο
- ισοβουτάνιο (isovoutánio)a hydrocarbon: C4H10
Hungarian izobután
- izobutána hydrocarbon: C4H10
Malay isobutana
- isobutanaa hydrocarbon: C4H10
Portuguese isobutano
- isobutanoa hydrocarbon: C4H10
Russian изобута́н
- изобута́н (izobután)a hydrocarbon: C4H10
Spanish metilpropano, isobutano
- metilpropanoa hydrocarbon: C4H10
- isobutanoa hydrocarbon: C4H10
Turkish izobütan
- izobütana hydrocarbon: C4H10
Cite this entry
APA
isobutane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isobutane
MLA
“isobutane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isobutane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isobutane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isobutane.
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