Octan

See also: octan

German

Alternative forms

• Oktan

Etymology

From oct- +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔkˈtʰaːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːn
• Hyphenation: Oc‧tan

Noun

Octan n (strong, genitive Octans, plural Octane)

1. (organic chemistry) octane

Declension

Declension of Octan [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Octan	die	Octane
genitive	eines	des	Octans	der	Octane
dative	einem	dem	Octan	den	Octanen
accusative	ein	das	Octan	die	Octane

Hypernyms

• Alkan

Coordinate terms

• Pentan, Hexan, Heptan, Nonan