octane
See also: Octane
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octane (plural octanes)
- (organic 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
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isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons
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octane m (plural octanes)
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- “octane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.