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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

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  8. ‹ tripod
  9. ‹ triply
  10. ‹ triploid
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