octane number
octane number
nounDefinition of OCTANE NUMBER
: a number that is used to measure the antiknock properties of a liquid motor fuel (as gasoline) with a higher number indicating a smaller likelihood of knocking —called also octane rating — compare cetane number
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1931
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