OCTANE


Meaning of OCTANE in English

■ noun Chemistry a liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit. [C 8 H 18 .]

Origin

C19: from octo- 'eight' (denoting eight carbon atoms) + -ane 2 .

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