trimethylpentane

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

trimethyl +‎ pentane

Noun[edit]

trimethylpentane (plural trimethylpentanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several isomers of octane having three methyl groups attached to a pentane chain; especially isooctane, used as a standard for octane number