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isooctanol

isooctanol noun: 2-ethylhexanol, a fatty alcohol used in the manufacture of a variety of products.

Noun

isooctanol (uncountable)

  1. 2-ethylhexanol, a fatty alcohol used in the manufacture of a variety of products.

Forms of isooctanol

alternative formiso-octanol

Origin of isooctanol

From iso- + octanol.

Questions about isooctanol

What does isooctanol mean?
Isooctanol means 2-ethylhexanol, a fatty alcohol used in the manufacture of a variety of products.
What part of speech is isooctanol?
Isooctanol is a noun.

Words near isooctanol in the dictionary

  1. ISOO
  2. isoobtusilactone
  3. isoobtusilactones
  4. isooctane
  5. isooctanes
  6. isooctanol
  7. isooctyl
  8. isooctylmercaptoacetate
  9. isooctyls
  10. isooleic
  11. isooptoacoustic

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