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OCTANE

\ˈɒkte͡ɪn], \ˈɒkte‍ɪn], \ˈɒ_k_t_eɪ_n]\

Definitions of OCTANE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Dibutyl, an oily paraffin, C2H18, obtained from petroleum.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A hydrocarbon, C8H18, of the paraffin series. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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