octane number
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octane number (plural octane numbers)
- A measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel; isooctane having an octane number of 100, a fuel with the same antiknock properties as a mixture of 90% isooctane and 10% heptane having an octane number of 90.
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measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel
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- octane rating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia