propane

== English == === Etymology === From clipping of propionic acid + -ane, from French propionique, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró) + πίων (píōn, “fat”). Analyzable as prop- +‎ -ane, borrowing or calque of German Propan. === Pronunciation === enPR: prō'pān' IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊpeɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn === Noun === propane (countable and uncountable, plural propanes) (organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. [from 1867] (US, synecdochic) LPG. ==== Synonyms ==== E944 when used as a propellant ==== Hypernyms ==== alkane ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “propane”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “propane”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === on paper == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === propane m (plural propanes) propane === Further reading === “propane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012