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octane
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
octane \oc"tane\ ([o^]k"t[=a]n), n. [See Octa- ] (Chem.) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarbons ( C8H18 ) of the methane (paraffin) series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hydrocarbon of the methane series, 1872, coined from octo- (see octa- ) + -ane ; so called because it has eight carbon atoms. A fuel's octane rating , in reference to its anti-knocking quality, is attested from 1932.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Octane is a soundtrack composed by Orbital for horror road movie Octane and features 14 tracks. It was released by EMI in 2003.
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.