noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
high
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It will take many years to phase out existing cars that run on high octane leaded petrol.
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There are two ways of producing high octane lead-free petrol.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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high-octane gasoline
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All petrol engines run on 91 octane unleaded fuel and are equipped with modern fuel injection and three-way exhaust catalysts.
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For now it's beer, wine and low octane wine margaritas.
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It will take many years to phase out existing cars that run on high octane leaded petrol.
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Low octane petrol is readily available almost everywhere, while paraffin is widely used in the third world.
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Problems caused by using fuel with a too low octane rating.
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The motor industry thinks different, Retooling to make cars that run on low octane fuel will cost money.
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The problems of all five aircraft were thought to have been caused by fuel with a low octane level.
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When lead is added to petrol it improves a car's performance by increasing the octane rating.