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octanal

octanal noun: the saturated aliphatic aldehyde having eight carbon atoms.

Noun

octanal (uncountable)

  1. The saturated aliphatic aldehyde having eight carbon atoms.
    Synonyms:
    octanaldehyde, caprylic aldehyde

Synonyms of octanal

Origin of octanal

From octane + -al (“aldehyde”).

Questions about octanal

What does octanal mean?
Octanal means the saturated aliphatic aldehyde having eight carbon atoms.
What part of speech is octanal?
Octanal is a noun.

Words near octanal in the dictionary

  1. octamethylpyrophosphoramide
  2. octamethylpyrophosphoramides
  3. octamethyltrisiloxane
  4. octamoxin
  5. octan
  6. octanal
  7. octanaldehyde
  8. octanamide
  9. octandrious
  10. octandrous
  11. octane

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