English Explanatory Dictionary

cetane number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A performance rating of diesel fuel corresponding to the percentage of cetane in a mixture with isocetane (or, formerly, methylnaphthalene) that would have the same performance.

Word forms

cetane number cetane numbers

Related words

octane number
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