As nouns the difference between butane and butanethiol
is that butane is a hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions while butanethiol is the thiol, derived from butane, that is the sulfur equivalent of butanol; it is partly responsible for the smell of skunk.
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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butanethiol
English
Noun
(
wikipedia butanethiol)
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) The thiol, derived from butane, that is the sulfur equivalent of butanol; it is partly responsible for the smell of skunk