Definition of Cetane

1. Noun. The aliphatic hydrocarbon C16H34 (hexadecane) used as a standard for diesel fuel ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cetane

1. a diesel fuel [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cetane

cestus
cestuses
cesura
cesurae
cesural
cesuras
cesure
cesures
cetacea
cetacean
cetacean mammal
cetaceans
cetaceous
cetalkonium chloride
cetane (current term)
cetane number
cetanes
cetartiodactyl
cetartiodactyls
cetchup
cete
ceterach
ceterachs
ceteris paribus
cetes
cethexonium bromide
cethromycin

Literary usage of Cetane

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Personal Cars and China =: Si Ren Jiao Che Yu Zhongguo by Zhongguo gong cheng yuan, National Research Council (U.S.) (2003)
"The minimum cetane number limit is 45, except for the diesel fuels made from naphthenic or paraffin-naphthenic crude oils, as well as the diesel fuels ..."

2. International Energy Outlook 98: With Projections Thru 2020 edited by Mary Hutzler, Linda Doman, Arthur T. Anderson (1998)
"Specifications proposed for the future generally tend to reduce sulfur beyond existing limits and add a minimum cetane requirement or maximum aromatics ..."

3. Biofuels for Transport: An International Perspective by International Energy Agency (2004)
"Biodiesel also has a fairly high cetane number (much higher than ethanol, ... Diesel Fuel and the cetane Number Ignition quality in diesel fuel is measured ..."

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