tetrane Chem.
(ˈtɛtreɪn)
[f. tetra- 2 + -ane 2 b.]
The saturated hydrocarbon or paraffin of the tetracarbon series, C4H10, also called butane, quartane: see tetryl.
| 1893 Thorpe Dict. Applied Chem. III. 813 Tetryl hydrides. Tetranes, butanes. 1. Normal tetrane, n-butane... Occurs in crude petroleum. |