Meaning Of The Word Cetane

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cetane in American English
a colorless, liquid alkane, C16H34, found in petroleum and, sometimes, in vegetable matter, and used to test fuel oils
noun: a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C16H34, used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations

cetane in Automotive Engineering
noun: Cetane is a colorless liquid hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as the fuel on which the cetane number scale is based. It has a cetane number of 100.

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