Definitions
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- n. The saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH3(CH2)6CH3).
Etymologies
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The letter n may be used in front of octane in order to differentiate the normal straight-chain octane from its isomers.
Examples
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Although incorrect, we can assume for the sake of discussion that gasoline is 100% n-octane.
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But don’t forget that the heat of combustion of octane is 40% greater than the heat of combustion of ethanol (ethanol: 86863 BTU/gal, n-octane: 121577 BTU/gal).
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- within a suitable legal framework - a "petro" unit redeemable in a constant amount of energy value, let's say the energy released by burning 100ml (measured at 20 Centigrade) of n-octane.
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