octane
octane
Definition
oc·tane (äk′tān′)
octane
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- fuel: No harmful compounds of benzine or lead result form combustion simply because they are not added to enhance the octane of the fuel.
Converse of object
- use: SUITABILITY CODE MEANING R Refer to Volvo dealer before using 95 octane unleaded gasoline.
- increase: Ethanol is most commonly used to increase octane and improve the emissions quality of gasoline.
Adjective modifier
- high: With high octane racing fuel further gains can be realized at wide open throttle.
- low: Skimming the head also increases the compression ratio and to avoid detonation with low octane fuel a low compression piston is used.
Modifies a noun
- booster: About half of current ethanol use, however is as an octane booster in regular gasoline.
- rating: All gas pumps must post the octane rating of the gas under the FTC's Fuel Rating Rule.
- la: High octane las in new york city even at people.
- gasoline: These were used, along with 100 octane gasoline cans filled with sand, to build gun emplacements.
- fuel: It's for such a high octane fuel very dense to help protect the engine in the NOS face.
- number: These shorter chains are often branched, which gives them a higher octane number.
Noun used with modifier
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