Usually means: Hydrocarbon with eight carbon atoms.
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  1. octan: Collins English Dictionary
  2. octan: Wordnik
  3. octan: Wiktionary
  4. octan: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. octan: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. octan: Dictionary.com
  7. Octan: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. octan: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

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  2. octan: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (octan)

▸ adjective:  Occurring every eight days.
▸ noun:  A fever that recurs every eight days.

Similar:
octennial, septan, octaeteric, octadic, fortnightly, octaval, triweekly, octonary, octave, octantal, more...

Opposite:
nonane, heptane, hexane, pentane, decane

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Similar:
octennial, septan, octaeteric, octadic, fortnightly, octaval, triweekly, octonary, octave, octantal, more...

Opposite:
nonane, heptane, hexane, pentane, decane



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