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octan definition

oc·tan (äk′tən)

adjective

occurring every eighth day (counting both days of occurrence)

Etymology: < L octo, eight + -an

noun

an octan fever, etc.

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