Associations to the word «Octane»

Wiktionary

OCTANE, noun. (chemistry) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.
OCTANE NUMBER, noun. A measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel; isooctane having an octane number of 100, a fuel with the same antiknock properties as a mixture of 90% isooctane and 10% heptane having an octane number of 90
OCTANE NUMBERS, noun. Plural of octane number

Dictionary definition

OCTANE, noun. Any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.

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