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triptane definition

trip·tane (trip′tān′)

noun

a liquid alkane, (CH)CHC(CH), used as a high antiknock fuel in internal-combustion engines, esp. in airplanes

Etymology: contr. < tripentane: see tri- & pentane

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