Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless gas, C3H8, found in natural gas and petroleum and widely used as a fuel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H8, of the paraffin series, found in crude petroleum: made by reducing isopropyl iodide with zinc and hydrochloric acid, or by the action of hydriodic acid on acetone, glycerol, etc. It is liquid below—17° C.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A heavy gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H8, of the paraffin series, occurring naturally dissolved in crude petroleum, and also made artificially; -- called also
propyl hydride .
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- noun organic chemistry An
aliphatic hydrocarbon , C3H8, aconstituent ofnatural gas .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel
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I have been trying to get comparison data on the web as to how much propane is saved.
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And yes, we have observed a significant savings in propane ...
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And yes, we have observed a significant savings in propane ...
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I have been trying to get comparison data on the web as to how much propane is saved.
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So, unless someone persuades me that MX propane is significantly different than what we're used to, we'll probably be installing a Bosch propane water heater within the next few months in coastal Colima.
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And yes, we have observed a significant savings in propane ...
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So, unless someone persuades me that MX propane is significantly different than what we're used to, we'll probably be installing a Bosch propane water heater within the next few months in coastal Colima.
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I have been trying to get comparison data on the web as to how much propane is saved.
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So, unless someone persuades me that MX propane is significantly different than what we're used to, we'll probably be installing a Bosch propane water heater within the next few months in coastal Colima.
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