antiknock gasoline
101leaded — adjective 1. (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead (Freq. 1) leaded windowpanes • Similar to: ↑fixed 2. treated or mixed with lead leaded gasoline leaded zinc • Ant …
102octane number — noun a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline • Syn: ↑octane rating • Hypernyms: ↑measure, ↑quantity, ↑amount …
103ethylene dibromide — noun or ethylene bromide : a colorless heavy toxic liquid compound BrCH2CH2Br made by direct union of ethylene and bromine and used chiefly with tetraethyl lead in antiknock compositions and as a solvent; 1, 2 dibromo ethane * * * Chem. See EDB.… …
104tel- — I. combining form or tele also telo Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tēl , tēle far, far off, distant, from tēle more at pale 1 …
105tel. — abbr. 1 Telephone. 2 a Telegraph. b Telegraphic. * * * 1. telegram. 2. telegraph. 3. telephone. * * * abbrev Telephone number * * * tel. abbreviation telephone number Thesaurus: telephone numbershyponym * * * …
106tetraethyllead — /te treuh eth euhl led /, n. Chem. a colorless, oily, water insoluble, poisonous liquid, (C2H5)4Pb, used as an antiknock agent in gasoline. Also, tetraethyl lead. Also called lead tetraethyl, TEL [1920 25; TETRAETHYL + LEAD2] …
107tetramethyllead — /te treuh meth euhl led /, n. Chem. a colorless liquid, (CH3)4Pb, insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and benzene, used as an antiknock agent in gasoline. Also called TML [1960 65; TETRA + METHYL + LEAD2] …
108bro|mine — «BROH meen, mihn», noun. a dark, brownish red chemical element. Bromine is a nonmetallic liquid somewhat like chlorine and iodine and gives off an irritating vapor. It is used in antiknock compounds for gasoline, in drugs, and in photography.… …
109non|lead|ed — «non LEHD ihd», adjective. containing no tetraethyl lead (an antiknock additive which is a contributor to air pollution); unleaded; lead free: »nonleaded gasoline …
