Definitions for octane

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octane oc·tane

Spelling: [ok-teyn]

IPA: /ˈɒk teɪn/

Octane is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 148 anagrams from letters in octane (acenot).

Definitions for octane

noun

1. any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
2. octane number.

Origin of octane

First recorded in 1870-75; oct- + -ane

Examples for octane

Less than 10 years later octane ratings had increased to over 100, putting the diesel at a further disadvantage.