Octane

['ɒkteɪn] or ['ɑkten]

Definition

(noun.) any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.

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Definition

(n.) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons (C8H18) of the methane series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin.

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