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 areference in thedetermination of theoctane number offuel
Etymologies
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Examples
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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
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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
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These materials include jet fuel, isooctane for gasoline, isooctene and paraxylene for polyethylene terephthalate PET.
unknown title 2011
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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
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Currently, isooctane is produced from petroleum products.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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Currently, isooctane is produced from petroleum products.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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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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