Meaning

2 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₃H₈, a constituent of natural gas.

    Propan

    пропа́нpropán

    пропа́нpropán

    colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel

  2. (US, countable, uncountable)LPG.

Examples

13 sentences

  1. I sell propane.

    deIch verkaufe Propan.

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  2. Propane is a gas.

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  3. Ziri bought a small propane stove.

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  4. We need to pick up some more propane tanks.

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  5. It's a show about a propane salesman and his family.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8:
Русский
By meaning 1
aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8:

Origin

From clipping of propionic acid + -ane, from French propionique, from Ancient Greek πρό (p

From clipping of propionic acid + -ane, from French propionique, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró) + πίων (píōn, “fat”). Analyzable as prop- + -ane, borrowing or calque of German Propan.

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Forms

plural: propanes
Singularpropane
Pluralpropanes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
E944 when used as a propellant

Word family

20 related words
Derivedbiopropanebromopropanechloropropanecyclopropaneepoxypropanehalopropaneiodopropaneisopropanidemethylpropanenitropropaneperfluoropropanephenylpropaneprocyclidinepropanediolpropanelikepropanethialpropanocainepropanoicpropanoltrimethylolpropane

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
propagandistpropagatepropagationpropelpropellantpropensityproperA2
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