octane fuel

collocation in English

meaningsofoctaneandfuel

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octane
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɒk.teɪn/us
/ˈɑːk.teɪn/
a chemical ...
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fuel
noun
uk
/ˈfjuː.əl/us
/ˈfjuː.əl/
a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by ...
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(Definition ofoctaneandfuelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Once growth has started they are very highoctanefuelin the engine, but something else is needed to start the engine.
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In order to produce this increased power, the engine requires a fairly highoctanefuel.
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Highoctanefuelis really a super high-grade motor car fuel.
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It is necessary to use 15ooctanefuel, which may not be available.
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There is an equation here between how much extra it costs to refine highoctanefueland how far down you reduce the compression ratio.
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Furthermore, the refineries would have to make considerable alterations and additions to their equipment in order to produce highoctanefuelwithout lead.
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Steps must be taken to halt the upward surge; the injection of this highoctanefuel.
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These are all practical and proven alternatives for vehicles that need a highoctanefuel.
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We should have to produce different cars rather than invest in refineries, and to produce highoctanefuelfor existing cars.
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A reduction of lead content below a certain point makes it expedient to have engines with lower compression ratios which are capable of working on loweroctanefuel.
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It is still more crazy that a huge quantity of highoctanefuellike petrol should be used to transport a low quality fuel like coal.
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White gas is colorless, as opposed to regularoctanefuel, which has orange dye added for identification, or high-octane ethyl, which has purple dye added.
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The compression ratio remained low enough to permit the use of relatively lowoctanefuel.
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These figures were all obtained on the contemporary lowoctanefuel.
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These figures virtually match the petrol version for power and torque when running on 95octanefuel.
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Their dry weight was 930 kg/2,050 lb (940 kg/2,070 lb with oil), and they used 87octanefuel.
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