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antiknock

adj

Etymology

From anti- + knock.

  1. derived from *gnew-✻
  2. inherited from *knukōną✻ — “to knock”
  3. inherited from *knokōn✻
  4. inherited from cnocian
  5. inherited from knokken
  6. prefixed as antiknock — “anti + knock”

Definitions

  1. Of an additive added to petroleum/gasoline to reduce the occurrence of engine knock.

  2. Such a substance, usually tetraethyl lead (also MMT, MTBE and ethanol).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for antiknock. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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