CETANE


Meaning of CETANE in English

[ 'si:teɪn ]

■ noun Chemistry a colourless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit. [C 16 H 34 .]

Origin

C19: from L. cetus 'whale' (because related compounds were first derived from spermaceti) + -ane 2 .

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