- octane oc·tane
- ['ɒkteɪn]
1. nottano2. adj
high-octane petrol, Am high-octane gas — benzina ad alto numero di ottani
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
octane oc·tane
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
octane — oc|tane [ˈɔkteın US ˈa:k ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: octo eight ; because it has eight carbon atoms] a type of ↑hydrocarbon that is in ↑fuel and is used as a measure of its quality ▪ low octane petrol ▪ high octane fuel … Dictionary of contemporary English
octane number — oc′tane num ber n. chem. a designation of antiknock quality of gasoline, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics. Also… … From formal English to slang
octane — oc|tane [ ak,teın ] noun uncount a chemical in gas for cars, used for measuring its quality => HIGH OCTANE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
octane — oc·tane (okґtān) an oily hydrocarbon occurring in petroleum … Medical dictionary
tane — butane cétane gitane halothane heptane lanthane mahométane méthane occitane octane pentane platane prytane soutane sultane tanne tarlatane tartane tatane titane tramontane triphénylméthane éthane … Dictionnaire des rimes
octane — oc·tane || É‘kteɪn / É’k n. unit of quality measurement in automobile gasoline; hydrocarbon with eight carbon atoms … English contemporary dictionary
octane — oc·tane … English syllables
octane — oc•tane [[t]ˈɒk teɪn[/t]] n. chem. any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C8H18, some of which are obtained in the distillation of petroleum • Etymology: 1870–75; < Loct(ō)or Gkoct(ṓ) eight+ ane … From formal English to slang
high-oc|tane — «HY OK tayn», adjective. 1. (of gasoline) having a high octane number, or percentage of octane. 2. Figurative. powerful; inspiriting; enriching: »Schools which often do get high octane thought out of future professional men (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
low-oc|tane — «LOH OK tayn», adjective. 1. (of gasoline) having a low octane number, or percentage of octane. 2. Figurative. dull; weak; uninspiring: »... an hour and a half of low octane merriment, brightened by an occasional lively vignette (Maclean s) … Useful english dictionary
