isocetane

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isocetane

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From iso- + cetane.

noun

uncountable 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethylnonane, a highly branched alkane used as a reference in determining the cetane number of diesel.

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@misc{isocetane_2026,
  title = {isocetane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/isocetane},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}