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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]