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high-octane

[ hahy-ok-teyn ]
/ ˈhaɪˈɒk teɪn /

adjective

noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.
Informal. forceful or intense; dynamic; high-powered: high-octane efforts to obliterate the competition.

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Origin of high-octane

First recorded in 1930–35
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British Dictionary definitions for high-octane

high-octane

adjective

(of petrol) having a high octane number
informal dynamic, forceful, or intensehigh-octane drive and efficiency
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