octane \oc"tane\ ([o^]k"t[=a]n), n. [See {Octa-}] (Chem.) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarbons ({C8H18}) of the methane (paraffin) series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of gasoline or ligroin. [1913 Webster +PJC]
dibutyl \di*bu"tyl\ (d[-i]*b[=u]"t[i^]l), n. [Pref. di- + butyl.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, {C8H18}, of the alkane series, being one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals. Cf. {Octane}. [1913 Webster]