cetane

See also: cétane

English

Noun

cetane (plural cetanes)

1. (organic chemistry) The aliphatic hydrocarbon C₁₆H₃₄ (hexadecane) used as a standard for diesel fuel.

Derived terms

• cetane number
• isocetane

Translations

C₁₆H₃₄

• Catalan: cetà m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 十六烷 (shíliùwán)

• French: cétane (fr) m, hexadécane (fr) m
• Italian: cetano (it) m
• Japanese: セタン (setan)
• Korean: 세테인 (setein)
• Persian: ستان (fa) (setân)
• Polish: cetan m, heksadekan m
• Spanish: cetano m

Anagrams

• Canete, tenace