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21octane number — ☆ octane number or octane rating n. a number representing the antiknock properties of a gasoline, fuel mixture, etc., determined by the percentage of isooctane that must be mixed with normal heptane to produce the knocking quality of the fuel… …
22octane — oc tane ([o^]k t[=a]n), n. [See {Octa }] (Chem.) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarbons ({C8H18}) of the methane (paraffin) series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of… …
23octane — ► NOUN Chemistry ▪ a liquid hydrocarbon present in petroleum spirit …
24octane — [äk′tān΄] n. [ OCT + ANE] an oily alkane, C8H18, occurring in petroleum, or any of a group of isomers of this substance …
25Octane — For the gasoline rating system, see octane rating. For other uses, see Octane (disambiguation). Octane[1][2] …
26Octane — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Octane (homonymie). Octane …
27octane number — or octane rating a measure used to express the ability of gasoline to reduce engine knocking. Gasoline is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons: compounds containing hydrogen and carbon. Beginning chemistry students learn that octane is the… …
28Octane (Chemie) — Die Octane sind eine Gruppe von aliphatischen, gesättigten Kohlenwasserstoffen bzw. Alkanen, die alle acht Kohlenstoffatome im Molekül enthalten. Die Summenformel der Verbindungen ist C8H18. Es existieren 18 Isomere: n Octan 2 Methylheptan 3… …
29Octane (Sirius) — Infobox Radio Station name = Octane area = United States, Canada slogan = airdate = frequency = Sirius 20 Dish Network 6020 format = Active Rock owner = Sirius Satellite Radio class = Satellite Radio Station website =… …
30octane rating — noun a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline • Syn: ↑octane number • Hypernyms: ↑measure, ↑quantity, ↑amount * * * noun see octane number * * * octane number or …
