octan

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See also: Octan

English

Adjective

octan (not comparable)

  1. Occurring every eight days.

Noun

octan (plural octans)

  1. A fever that recurs every eight days.

Anagrams

Czech

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: oc‧tan

Noun

octan m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) acetate
    Synonym: acetát

Declension

Declension of octan (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative octan octany
genitive octanu octanů
dative octanu octanům
accusative octan octany
vocative octane octany
locative octanu octanech
instrumental octanem octany

Further reading

  • octan in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • octan in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • octan in Internetová jazyková příručka

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔt͡s.tan/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡stan
  • Syllabification: oc‧tan

Noun

octan m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) acetate (salt or ester of acetic acid)
    Synonym: acetat

Declension

Declension of octan
singular plural
nominative octan octany
genitive octanu octanów
dative octanowi octanom
accusative octan octany
instrumental octanem octanami
locative octanie octanach
vocative octanie octany

Further reading

  • octan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French octane or German Oktan.

Noun

octan m (plural octani)

  1. octane

Declension

Declension of octan
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) octan octanul (niște) octani octanii
genitive/dative (unui) octan octanului (unor) octani octanilor
vocative octanule octanilor
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