[
US
/ˌæntiˈnɑk/
]
NOUN
- any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking
ADJECTIVE
-
suppressing or eliminating engine knock in combustion engines
antiknock rating
antiknock properties
How To Use antiknock In A Sentence
- Tetraethyl lead, gasoline antiknock additive, produced by Thomas Midgley (18891994). 5. Technological Developments
- Moreover, cracked gasoline actually had a much better antiknock value than natural gasoline, which meant more power and allowed for higher-compression engines. The Prize
- It was then discovered that cracked gasoline was actually preferable to “straight run” gasoline because it had much superior antiknock properties. The Prize
- antiknock rating
- ATL Racing Fuel Cells, Ramsey, NJ, May 30, 2008: Most unleaded racing fuels contain "ethanol" as an antiknock, but ethanol settles out if moisture gets into your fuel cell. Inside Track Breaking News Blog
- They replaced the last of the lead-like antiknock with ethanol in big part due toADM. The Volokh Conspiracy » Non-Ethanol Gas in the DC Area:
- The important qualities for gasoline are octane number (antiknock), volatility (starting and vapor lock), and vapor pressure (environmental control). Petroleum refining
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- Check your car’s owner manual for the recommended fuel (unleaded gasoline versus diesel) and octane rating or antiknock index (on the yellow sticker affixed to the pump). How To Buy & Sell just about Everything
- Distillate fuels and heavy oils were heated under pressure in large drums until they cracked into smaller molecules with better antiknock characteristics. Cracking
