Examples of reformate in a Sentence
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One barge spilled reformate, a high-octane gasoline blending component, into the waterway.
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Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, 21 June 2019
That means using higher concentrations of pricier additives, such as alkylates and reformates, and sometimes a lengthier refining process that slightly reduces yields.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 13 Oct. 2017
But these greater volumes of reformate are lower in octane than smaller volumes, the EIA says, and with the plastics industry turning away from naphtha, refiners have more of an incentive to blend the lower-octane stock into their gasoline.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 28 June 2017
Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, 21 June 2019
That means using higher concentrations of pricier additives, such as alkylates and reformates, and sometimes a lengthier refining process that slightly reduces yields.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 13 Oct. 2017
But these greater volumes of reformate are lower in octane than smaller volumes, the EIA says, and with the plastics industry turning away from naphtha, refiners have more of an incentive to blend the lower-octane stock into their gasoline.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 28 June 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Reformate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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