📚 noun • entry_id 13620

octane

Q: Common phrases with “octane”

cyclooctane • diazabicyclooctane • high-octane • isooctane • low-octane • methoctramine • n-octane • octanal

/ˈɒkteɪn/

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Meanings (ES + gloss)

octano

Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C₈H₁₈) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.

Phrases

cyclooctane diazabicyclooctane high-octane isooctane low-octane methoctramine n-octane octanal octanamide octane number octane rating octanedione octanoic octanol octanone octanyl octodrine perfluoroctane research octane number

Word forms

octanes