PROPANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does propane mean? 

• PROPANE (noun)
  The noun PROPANE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PROPANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROPANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("propane" is a kind of...):

fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

 Context examples 

Azimexon (2-cyanaziridinyl-2-carbamoyl-aziridinyl-1-propane) is a derivative of 2-cyanaziridine.

(Azimexon, NCI Thesaurus)

A liposomal nanoparticle-based therapeutic vaccine composed of the cationic lipid R-DOTAP (R-enantiomer of 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane chloride) encapsulating six human papillomavirus 16 (HPV-16) E6 and E7 peptides, with potential immunostimulating activity.

(Liposomal HPV-16 E6/E7 Multipeptide Vaccine PDS0101, NCI Thesaurus)

DOTAP:cholesterol liposome is composed of cationic lipid dioleoyl-trimethylammonium propane (DOTAP) and cholesterol at a molar ratio of 1:1.

(DOTAP:Cholesterol-Fus1 Liposome Complex, NCI Thesaurus)

DOTAP:cholesterol liposome is composed of cationic lipid dioleoyl-trimethylammonium propane (DOTAP) and cholesterol at molar ratio of 1:1.

(C-VISA BikDD:Liposome, NCI Thesaurus)

Some of the molecules identified include thiophenes, benzene, toluene, and small carbon chains, such as propane or butene.

(NASA Finds Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars, NASA)