Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isooctane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: isooc-tane
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any isomer of n-octane; especially 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, used as a reference in the determination of the octane number of fuel

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

isooctanes (plural)

Questions

What does isooctane mean?: any isomer of n-octane; especially 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, used as a reference in the determination of the octane number of fuel
Where does isooctane come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English octane English isooctane From iso- + octane.

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