octano

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• octana

Etymology

From English octane.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /okˈtɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /okˈtɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /okˈtɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈktɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈktɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈkta.nu/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnu, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nu
• Hyphenation: oc‧ta‧no

Noun

octano m (plural octanos)

1. (organic chemistry) octane (isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons)

Derived terms

• índice de octano
• isooctano

Related terms

• octanagem

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɡˈtano/ [oɣ̞ˈt̪a.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: oc‧ta‧no

Noun

octano m (plural octanos)

1. (organic chemistry) octane

Derived terms

• índice de octano
• número de octano
• octanaje

 

Further reading

• “octano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014