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octanoic

octanoic adjective: of or pertaining to octanoic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

octanoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to octanoic acid or its derivatives

Origin of octanoic

From octane + -oic.

Words formed from octanoic

Phrases with octanoic

Questions about octanoic

What does octanoic mean?
Octanoic means of or pertaining to octanoic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is octanoic?
Octanoic is an adjective.

Words near octanoic in the dictionary

  1. octanitride
  2. octanitrides
  3. octanitrocubane
  4. octanoate
  5. octanoates
  6. octanoic
  7. octanoic acid
  8. octanol
  9. octanols
  10. octanolysis
  11. octanone

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