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propane CH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₃ , colorless, gaseous alkane . It is readily liquefied by compression and cooling. It melts at -189.9°C and boils at -42.2°C. Propane occurs in nature in natural gas and (in dissolved form) in crude oil; it is also a byproduct of petroleum refining. It is used chiefly as a fuel. For this purpose it is sold compressed in cylinders of various sizes, often mixed with other hydrocarbons, e.g., butane. Propane fuel is used in a type of cigarette lighter and in portable stoves and lamps.

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propane Colourless, flammable gas (C₃H₈), the third member of the alkane series of hydrocarbons. It occurs in natural gas, from which it is obtained; it is also obtained during petroleum refining. Propane is used (as bottled gas) as a fuel, as a solvent and in the preparation of many chemicals. Properties: m.p. −190°C (−310°F); b.p. −42°C (−43.6°F).

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