Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iso-octane

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: iso-oc-tane
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any isomer of octane except the normal, straight-chain one; especially 2,2,4-trimethylpentane.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English octane English iso-octane From iso- + octane.

Inflected Forms

iso-octanes (plural)

Phrases

octane number

Frequently Paired Words

octane number

Questions

What does iso-octane mean?: Any isomer of octane except the normal, straight-chain one; especially 2,2,4-trimethylpentane.
Where does iso-octane come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English octane English iso-octane From iso- + octane.

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