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Octene vs Octane - What's the difference?

octene | octane |

As nouns the difference between octene and octane

is that octene is any of many isomeric alkenes having eight carbon atoms and one double bond; some of them are used in the manufacture of polymers while octane is any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.

octene

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Noun

(wikipedia octene) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of many isomeric alkenes having eight carbon atoms and one double bond; some of them are used in the manufacture of polymers

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    octane

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.

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    * octane number

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