Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A flammable liquid hydrocarbon, C8H18, having a highly branched structure and used as a solvent and to determine the octane ratings of fuels.

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  • noun chemistry any isomer of n-octane; especially 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, used as a reference in the determination of the octane number of fuel

Etymologies

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iso- +‎ octane

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Examples

  • It can be chemically converted to isooctane, which is a fuel that could be used to replace gasoline additive methyl tert-butyl ether (MBTE), which can be environmentally harmful.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • It can be chemically converted to isooctane, which is a fuel that could be used to replace gasoline additive methyl tert-butyl ether (MBTE), which can be environmentally harmful.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • These materials include jet fuel, isooctane for gasoline, isooctene and paraxylene for polyethylene terephthalate PET.

    unknown title 2011

  • It would process up to 10,000 gallons of isobutanol into renewable hydrocarbon materials including jet fuel for engine testing and isooctane for gasoline.

    unknown title 2011

  • Currently, isooctane is produced from petroleum products.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • Currently, isooctane is produced from petroleum products.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • For determination of non-triglyceride lipids such as FFA, diacylglyerols, and ceramides, dried non-polar samples were dissolved in 1.55 ml of isooctane: methanol: ethyl acetate (20: 10: 1).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yasushi Noguchi et al. 2010

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