cetane
1cétane — [ setan ] n. m. • 1900; de cét(ène), du lat. cetus, gr. kêtos « baleine », et suff. chim. ♦ Chim. Hydrocarbure saturé C16H34, constituant du pétrole. Indice de cétane du gazole (aptitude à l allumage). ● cétane nom masculin Hydrocarbure saturé… …
2Cetane — Cétane Cétane Représentations de l hexadécane …
3Cétane — Représentations de l hexadécane Général …
4cetane — [sē′tān΄] n. [< L cetus (see CETACEAN) + ANE] a colorless, liquid alkane, C16H34, found in petroleum and, sometimes, in vegetable matter, and used to test fuel oils …
5cetane — n. an oil found in petroleum. ♦ cetane number, number representing ignition value of diesel oil, being the percentage of cetane in a mixture used for testing by comparison …
6cetane — /see tayn/, n. a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C16H34, used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations. [1930 35; CET(YL) + ANE] * * * …
7cetane — A pure paraffin hydrocarbon used as standard reference fuel in determining the ignition qualities of diesel fuels. It is arbitrarily given a cetane number of 100 …
8cetane — heksadekanas statusas T sritis chemija formulė H(CH₂)₁₆H atitikmenys: angl. cetane; hexadecane rus. гексадекан; цетан ryšiai: sinonimas – cetanas …
9cetane — n. Chem. a colourless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series used in standardizing ratings of diesel fuel. Phrases and idioms: cetane number a measure of the ignition properties of diesel fuel. Etymology: f. SPERMACETI after methane etc …
10Cetane number — or CN is a measurement of the combustion quality of diesel fuel during compression ignition. It is a significant expression of diesel fuel quality among a number of other measurements that determine overall diesel fuel quality. Contents 1… …
