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Quartane vs Quartine - What's the difference?

quartane | quartine |

As nouns the difference between quartane and quartine

is that quartane is (chemistry|obsolete) butane while quartine is (botany|archaic) a supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.

quartane

English

Noun

(-)
  • (chemistry, obsolete) butane
  • ----

    quartine

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

  • (botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
  • Coordinate terms

    * tercine * quintine ----