octan
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English
Adjective
octan (not comparable)
- Occurring every eight days.
Noun
octan (plural octans)
- A fever that recurs every eight days.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
octan m inan
- (organic chemistry) acetate
- Synonym: acetát
Declension
Further reading
- “octan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “octan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “octan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
octan m inan
- (organic chemistry) acetate (salt or ester of acetic acid)
- Synonym: acetat
Declension
Declension of octan
Further reading
- octan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French octane or German Oktan.
Noun
octan m (plural octani)