cetane

詳細解釋：

ce.tane

n.（名詞）
A colorless liquid, C'H 34, used as a solvent and in standardized hydrocarbons.
十六烷，鯨蠟烷：一種無色液體，C'H 34，作為一種溶劑和使碳氫化合物達到標準

來源：
Latin côtus [whale (so called because it is found in sperm whale oil)] * see Cetus
拉丁語 côtus [鯨（因發現於抹香鯨油而如此稱呼）] *參見 Cetus
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