propane Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel

WordNet

Pro"pane noun
Etymology
Propyl + methane.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A heavy gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H8, of the paraffin series, occurring naturally dissolved in crude petroleum, and also made artificially; -- called also propyl hydride.

Webster 1913