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cetane numbers

cetane numbers is the plural of cetane number.

Meaning of cetane number

Noun

cetane number (plural cetane numbers)

  1. A performance rating of diesel fuel corresponding to the percentage of cetane in a mixture with isocetane (or, formerly, methylnaphthalene) that would have the same performance.

Questions about cetane numbers

What is cetane numbers the plural of?
Cetane numbers is the plural of cetane number.

Words near cetane numbers in the dictionary

  1. cetancodontan
  2. cetancodontans
  3. cetancodonts
  4. cetane
  5. cetane number
  6. cetane numbers
  7. cetanes
  8. Cetariu
  9. cetartiodactyl
  10. cetartiodactylan
  11. cetartiodactylans

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