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单词 high-test
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high-test

[ hahy-test ]
/ ˈhaɪˈtɛst /

adjective

(of gasoline) boiling at a relatively low temperature.

Origin of high-test

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby high-test

High Tatra, high tea, high-tech, high technology, high-tension, high-test, high-ticket, high tide, high time, high-toned, high-top
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Example sentences from the Web for high-test

  • Then the motor roared and he and the engineer, took off at double the speed she could make on high-test gas.

    The Sky Is Falling|Lester del Rey
  • It was mid-afternoon before the "Winged Arrow" was towed across to the dock and her tanks refilled with high-test gasoline.

    Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope|Victor Appleton

Scientific definitions for high-test

high-test

Relating to highly volatile high-octane gasoline.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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