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pro•pane
Pronunciation: (prō'pān), [key]—
n. Chem.
a colorless, flammable gas, C
3H
8, of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis. Also called
dimethylmethane. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.