Definitions for octanes

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octanes oc·tane

Spelling: [ok-teyn]

IPA: /ˈɒk teɪn/

Octanes is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 315 anagrams from letters in octanes (acenost).

Definitions for octanes

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 octanes

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

Examples for octanes

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