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cetane
ce·tane [ s tàyn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
colorless oily hydrocarbon: a colorless oily hydrocarbon. Source: petroleum. Use: measuring the ignition quality of diesel fuels, as a solvent. C16H34
[Late 19th century. < cetyl (see cetyl alcohol)]
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