quartane

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noun

butane

OriginLatin quartus →
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Meanings

quartane1

nounquartane (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistrybutane

quartane2

adjectivequartane (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete spelling of quartan.

    This maketh ſufferance of torments, and (as ſome ſaie) foreſight of things to come, and preſerueth health, as being cold and drie: it maketh men ſubiect to leaneneſſe, and to the quartane ague.

    1584, Reginald Scot, The diſcouerie of witchcraft, page 58

Origin

quartane · noun

  1. Latinquartus“fourth”
  2. Englishquartane

From Latin quartus (“fourth”) + -ane. Each molecule of butane has four carbon atoms.

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quartane · adjective

See quartan.

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APA

quartane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartane

MLA

“quartane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quartane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartane.

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