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   Oc·tane

   /ˈäkˌtān/

   

   noun

   • 1. a colorless flammable hydrocarbon of the alkane series, obtained in petroleum refining.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from octo- ‘eight’ (denoting eight carbon atoms) + -ane2.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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