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cetane definition

ce·tane (sē′tān′)

noun

a colorless, liquid alkane, CH, found in petroleum and, sometimes, in vegetable matter, and used to test fuel oils

Etymology: < L cetus (see cetacean) + -ane

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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