cetane number

noun

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.

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Meanings

nouncetane number (plural cetane numbers)

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.

Translations

French indice de cétane
  • indice de cétaneperformance rating of diesel fuel
Persian عدد ستان
  • عدد ستان ('adad-e setân)performance rating of diesel fuel
Polish liczba cetanowa
  • liczba cetanowaperformance rating of diesel fuel
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APA

cetane number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cetane%20number

MLA

“cetane number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cetane%20number. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cetane number,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cetane%20number.

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