The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]