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butane (n.)
[butane 词源字典]
paraffin hydrocarbon, 1875, from
butyl
, hydrocarbon from
butyric acid
, a product of fermentation found in rancid butter, from Latin
butyrum
(see
butter
(n.)) + chemical suffix
-ane
.
[butane etymology, butane origin, 英语词源]