c8h18

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c8h18 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  octane \oc"tane\ ([o^]k"t[=a]n), n. [See Octa-] (Chem.)
     Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarbons (C8H18) of
     the methane (paraffin) series. The most important is a
     colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum,
     and a constituent of gasoline or ligroin.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

  dibutyl \di*bu"tyl\ (d[-i]*b[=u]"t[i^]l), n. [Pref. di- +
     butyl.] (Chem.)
     A liquid hydrocarbon, C8H18, of the alkane series, being
     one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals.
     Cf. Octane.
     [1913 Webster]