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octane
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE high ▪ It will take many years to phase out existing cars that run on high octane leaded petrol. ▪ There are two ways of producing high octane lead-free petrol. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ high-octane gasoline ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C 8 H 18 ) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Octane is an alkane with the chemical formula CH.
Usage examples of octane.
Shenzhen was a megalopolis in a hurry, a boom town city going at a furious pace twenty-four hours a day, running at full blast on the high octane fuel that was the most profane of words in all of Communist China: capitalism.
Back before all the friendly microbes of today that cheerfully turn our garbage into high octane, nonpolluting fuel or churn out the monoclonal antibodies that cure everything from colds to cancer.
He knew the blade capacity of each sword swallower and the octane rating of every fire eater.