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isobutane

[ ahy-suh-byoo-teyn, -byoo-teyn ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , used as a fuel, as a refrigerant, and in the manufacture of gasoline by alkylation.


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Origin of isobutane1

First recorded in 1875–80; iso- + butane
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Greenpeace advocates in Germany had worked closely with refrigeration engineers to develop what came to be known as Greenfreeze cooling equipment: machines that used hydrocarbons, including isobutane and propane, as refrigerants.

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Propane and isobutane - also in Giorgia's deodorant - were mentioned in 123 and 38 deaths respectively.

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Look for any ingredients that end in “-ane,†such as propane, butane and isobutane, Plescia said.

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One source of unintentional benzene comes from propellants such as isobutane.

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Two damaged gas pipelines leaked isobutane and propylene, flammable chemicals that are hazardous to human health.

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