Meaning Of The Word Isooctane

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isooctane in American English
a liquid hydrocarbon, (CH3)2CHCH2C(CH3)3, used with normal heptane to prepare antiknock rating standards and arbitrarily assigned an octane rating of 100
noun: the octane C8H18, used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel

isooctane in British English
noun: a colourless liquid alkane hydrocarbon produced from petroleum and used in standardizing petrol. Formula: (CH3)3CCH2CH(CH3)2

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