ALL meanings of cetane
ce·tane
C c - noun cetane a colourless insoluble liquid alkane hydrocarbon used in the determination of the cetane number of diesel fuel. Formula: C16H34 3
- noun cetane a colorless, liquid alkane, C16H34, found in petroleum and, sometimes, in vegetable matter, and used to test fuel oils 3
- noun cetane Cetane is a colorless liquid hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as the fuel on which the cetane number scale is based. It has a cetane number of 100. 3
- noun cetane A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, used as a solvent. 1
- noun cetane a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations. 1
- noun cetane The aliphatic hydrocarbon C16H34 (hexadecane) used as a standard for diesel fuel. 0