cetane number

English

Noun

cetane number (plural cetane numbers)

1. 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