propane

n. a gas used as fuel for cooking, heating, and engines, usually kept in pressurized metal containers.

n. a colourless, flammable gaseous alkane found in natural gas and petroleum, commonly used as a fuel for domestic heating and portable stoves.

“We need to refill the propane tank before we start the barbecue.”

“Many rural households rely on large propane cylinders for central heating because they lack access to the municipal natural gas grid.”

n. a specific type of chemical made of carbon and hydrogen.

n. an aliphatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₈, existing as a gas at standard temperature and pressure.

“In chemistry class, we learned that propane has three carbon atoms.”

“The industrial synthesis of various organic compounds often begins with the catalytic processing of propane and other light alkanes.”

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