octane
IPA: ˈɑkteɪn
noun
- (organic chemistry) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C₈H₁₈) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.
- octane number
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Examples of "octane" in Sentences
- It is one of the isomers of octane.
- The octane lounge now occupies the stage.
- This was the origin of the octane rating scale.
- This is not the proper way to calculate the octane of E85.
- It forms the torso, head, and arms of the High Octane Megazord.
- This was due to increasing octane ratings of the available fuels.
- Both of these processes raise the octane number of the substance.
- It's slow in the first two acts, but high octane in the final one.
- The high octane fuel caught fire and the merchantman was abandoned.
- At the start of the war, the engine ran on standard octane aviation spirit.
- It is called octane rating which is used in measurement to resist detonation.
- This higher octane is achieved through the use of tetraethyl lead as a fuel additive.
- For example, a crude oil fractionator produces an overhead fraction called octane rating value.
- When your owners 'manual says regular fuel, you'll get 87 octane which is pretty standard across the board.
- But don’t forget that the heat of combustion of octane is 40% greater than the heat of combustion of ethanol (ethanol: 86863 BTU/gal, n-octane: 121577 BTU/gal).
- Total spending on fuel has slumped significantly since the middle of last year when petrol peaked at about $2.20 for a litre of 91 octane, which is now at about $1.69 a litre.
- High octane from the moment the audience joins Tatiana in the late twenty-first century in Port Uranium and five years later in the Northern Waste (graphic geography in a few concise words).
- All the modern engines have these very sophisticated electronic engine-management systems so you can retard the ignition and the car won't ping, because it automatically will adjust to whatever kind of octane you're putting into it.