cetane number

English

Noun

cetane number (plural cetane numbers)

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

performance rating of diesel fuel

French: indice de cétane m

Persian: عدد ستان‎ ('adad-e setân)

See also

octane number

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