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Octane Rating
see synonyms of octane ratingNoun
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Octane Rating
see synonyms of octane ratingnoun
a measure of the quality of a petrol expressed as the percentage of isooctane in a mixture of isooctane and n-heptane that gives a fuel with the same antiknock qualities as the given petrol
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Octane Rating
see synonyms of octane rating a number representing the antiknock properties of a gasoline, fuel mixture, etc., determined by the percentage of isooctane that must be mixed with normal heptane to produce the knocking quality of the fuel being tested: the higher the number, the greater the antiknock properties
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