octane
/ˈɒkteɪn/
octane noun: any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C₈H₁₈) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.
Noun
octane (plural octanes)
- Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C₈H₁₈) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.
- octane number
octane meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
octane in Hindi
- ऑक्टेन, ओक्टेन
octane in Tamil
- ஒத்தேன்
octane in Marathi
- ऑक्टेन, ऑक्टन
octane in Urdu
- آکٹین, اوکٹین
More languagesFewer languages
- octane in Bengali
- অক্টেন, অকটেন, অক্টেইন
- octane in Telugu
- ఆక్టేన్
- octane in Malayalam
- ഒക്ടെയ്ൻ, ഒക്ടേൻ, ഒക്റ്റെയ്ൻ
- octane in Kannada
- ಆಕ್ಟೇನ್
- octane in Punjabi
- ਆਕਟੇਨ, ਓਕਟੇਨ, ਔਕਟੇਨ
- octane in Gujarati
- ઓક્ટેન, ઑક્ટેન
- octane in Odia
- ଅକ୍ଟେନ, ଅକ୍ଟେନ୍
- octane in Nepali
- अक्टेन, ओक्टेन, ऑक्टेन
- octane in Arabic
- أُوكْتَان ʔuktān
- octane in Indonesian
- oktana
- octane in Persian
- اکتان oktân
- octane in Vietnamese
- octan
- octane in Myanmar
- အောက်တိန်း auktin:
Forms of octane
| plural | octanes |
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Origin of octane
From oct- + -ane.
Words formed from octane
Phrases with octane
Words that rhyme with octane
Questions about octane
- What does octane mean?
- Octane means any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C₈H₁₈) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.
- What is octane in Hindi?
- Octane in Hindi is ऑक्टेन, ओक्टेन. See Octane meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is octane?
- Octane is a noun.
- How do you pronounce octane?
- Octane is pronounced /ˈɒkteɪn/.
- What is the plural of octane?
- The plural of octane is octanes.
Words near octane in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: octane (page history and authors); octane (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); octane (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); octane (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); octane (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); octane (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); octane (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); octane (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); octane (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); octane (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); octane (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); octane (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); octane (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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