antiknock gasoline
31MMT — 1. Astron. See Multiple Mirror Telescope. 2. Chem. methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, C9H7MnO3, a lead free, toxic antiknock gasoline additive …
32ethyl fluid — Gasoline antiknock compound …
33Tetra-ethyl lead — Chembox new Name = Tetra ethyl lead ImageFile = Tera ethyl lead chemical.png IUPACName = tetraethyllead, tetraethylplumbane OtherNames = TEL; lead tetraethyl; tetra ethyl lead Section1 = Chembox Identifiers SMILES = CC [Pb] (CC)(CC)CC CASNo = 78… …
34automobile — automobilist /aw teuh meuh bee list, moh bi list/, n. /aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh moh beel, beuhl/, n. 1. a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel… …
35Ethyl Corporation — is a fuel additive company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The company is a manufacturer, blender and distributor of fuel additives. Among other products, Ethyl Corporation distributes tetraethyl lead (referred to as TEL to avoid the stigma… …
36lead processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Lead (Pb) is one of the oldest metals known, being one of seven metals used in the ancient world (the others are gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and mercury). Its low… …
37petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …
38octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics. Also called octane rating.… …
39Octane rating — A number used to indicate gasoline s antiknock performance in motor vehicle engines. The two recognized laboratory engine test methods for determining the antiknock rating, i.e., octane rating, of gasolines are the Research method and the Motor …
40Avgas — is a high octane aviation fuel used for aircraft and racing cars. Avgas is a portmanteau for aviation gasoline, as distinguished from mogas (motor gasoline), which is the everyday gasoline used in cars. Avgas is used in aircraft that use piston… …
