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Butane vs Ethene - What's the difference?

butane | ethene |

As nouns the difference between butane and ethene

is that butane is (organic compound) a hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of c4h10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions while ethene is ethene.

butane

English

(wikipedia butane)

Noun

  • (organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
  • (organic compound, uncountable) The n -butane isomer only.

    • Synonyms

    * (when used as a propellant)

    Derived terms

    * cyclobutane * isobutane

    Related terms

    * alkane * ethane * methane * pentane * propane

    Anagrams

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    ethene

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) The official IUPAC name for the organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.

    • Synonyms

    * ethylene

    Derived terms

    * polyethene * polythene (UK)