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isobutane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
isobu-tane
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C₄H₁₀ found in natural gas.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From iso- + butane. From being an isomer of butane, different from n-butane (“'normal' butane”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

isobutanes (plural)

Phrases

n-butane

Frequently Paired Words

butane cyclobutane n-butane

Synonyms

2-methylpropane methylpropane trimethylmethane

Questions

What does isobutane mean?
A hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C₄H₁₀ found in natural gas.
Where does isobutane come from?
From iso- + butane. From being an isomer of butane, different from n-butane (“'normal' butane”).

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