antiknock additive

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• additive — [ad′ə tiv] adj. [LL additivus: see ADD1] 1. showing or relating to addition 2. to be added n. a substance added to another in small quantities to produce a desired effect, as a preservative added to food or an antiknock added to gasoline …   English World dictionary

• Antiknock agent — An antiknock agent is a gasoline additive used to reduce engine knocking and increase the fuel s octane rating. The mixture known as gasoline, when used in high compression internal combustion engines, has a tendency to ignite early (pre ignition …   Wikipedia

• antiknock — 1. adjective of an additive added to petroleum/gasoline to reduce the occurrence of engine knock. 2. noun such a substance, usually tetraethyl lead (also MMT, MTBE and …   Wiktionary

• antiknock — n. fuel additive used to prevent or minimize detonation in an internal combustion engine …   English contemporary dictionary

• Gasoline additive — Gasoline additives increase gasoline s octane rating or act as corrosion inhibitors or lubricators, thus allowing the use of higher compression ratios for greater efficiency and power, however some carry heavy environmental risks. Types of… …   Wikipedia

• Tetra-ethyl lead — Chembox new Name = Tetra ethyl lead ImageFile = Tera ethyl lead chemical.png IUPACName = tetraethyllead, tetraethylplumbane OtherNames = TEL; lead tetraethyl; tetra ethyl lead Section1 = Chembox Identifiers SMILES = CC [Pb] (CC)(CC)CC CASNo = 78… …   Wikipedia

• Ethyl Corporation — is a fuel additive company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The company is a manufacturer, blender and distributor of fuel additives. Among other products, Ethyl Corporation distributes tetraethyl lead (referred to as TEL to avoid the stigma… …   Wikipedia

• toluene — /tol yooh een /, n. Chem. a colorless, water insoluble, flammable liquid, C7H8, having a benzenelike odor, obtained chiefly from coal tar and petroleum: used as a solvent in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, TNT, and other organic… …   Universalium

• Midgley, Thomas, Jr. — born May 18, 1889, Beaver Falls, Pa., U.S. died Nov. 2, 1944, Worthington, Ohio U.S. engineer and chemist. After studying at Cornell University, he worked as an industrial researcher and administrator. In 1921 he discovered the effectiveness of… …   Universalium

• Benzene — For other uses, see Benzene (disambiguation). See also: Benzole Benzene …   Wikipedia

• environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction       infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …   Universalium