Cetane Definition

sētān
noun
A colorless, liquid alkane, C16H34, found in petroleum and, sometimes, in vegetable matter, and used to test fuel oils.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cetane

Noun

Singular:
cetane
Plural:
cetanes

Origin of Cetane

  • Latin cētus whale (so called because it is found in sperm whale oil) Cetus –ane

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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