OCTANE


Meaning of OCTANE in English

/ok"tayn/ , n. Chem.

1. any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.

2. See octane number .

[ 1870-75; OCT- + -ANE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .