antiknock

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæntɪˈnɒk/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌæntiˈnɑk, ˌæntaɪ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′tē nok′, an′tī-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•ti•knock /ˌæntiˈnɑk, ˌæntaɪ-/USA pronunciation   adj. [before a noun]
  1. Automotiveof, concerning, or being a material added to gasoline or other fuel for a car or truck engine to run smoothly by eliminating or minimizing knock.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•ti•knock  (an′tē nok′, an′tī-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Automotivenoting or pertaining to any material added to fuel for an internal-combustion engine to eliminate or minimize knock.
  • anti- + knock 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
antiknock / ˌæntɪˈnɒk/
  1. a compound, such as lead tetraethyl, added to petrol to reduce knocking in the engine
'antiknock' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
MMT - anti - bromine - dope - ethyl - ferrocene - gasoline - no-knock - octane number - petrol - tetraethyllead - tetramethyllead - triptane

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