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Propane

propane

(Science: chemistry) A heavy gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H8, of the paraffin series, occurring naturally dissolved in crude petroleum, and also made artificially.

Synonym: propyl hydride.

Origin: Propyl _ methane.


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