cetane number
cetane number · cetane numbers
A performance rating of diesel fuel corresponding to the percentage of cetane in a…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Translations
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedoctane number
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