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十六烷值

Mandarin · pinyin shí liù wán zhí

cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)

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十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
六: liù · number six
烷: wán · alkane
值: zhí · price

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2–4–2–2 · shi2 liu4 wan2 zhi2

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