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Octane

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Noun

1. octane

any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Octane

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noun
a liquid alkane hydrocarbon found in petroleum and existing in 18 isomeric forms, esp the isomer n-octane. Formula: C8H18
See also isooctane

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Octane

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noun
an oily alkane, C8H18, occurring in petroleum, or any of a group of isomers of this substance

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Octane

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n.
1. Any of various isomeric alkanes with the formula C8H18, found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.
2. An octane number.

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