anti-knock

See also: antiknock

English

Adjective

anti-knock

  1. Alternative form of antiknock
    • 1951 October 26, FLIGHT and Aircraft Engineer, London, page 540, column 1:
      He started testing fuels for their anti-knock qualities, using a single-cylinder test engine and expressing resistance to knocking by an H.U.C.R. (highest useful compression ratio) figure.
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