"cetane number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cetane numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cetane number (plural cetane numbers)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Petroleum Related terms: octane number Translations (performance rating of diesel fuel): indice de cétane [masculine] (French), عدد ستان ('adad-e setân) (Persian)

Inflected forms

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