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octanoic acid

octanoic acid noun: caprylic acid.

Noun

octanoic acid (uncountable)

  1. caprylic acid

Words formed from octanoic acid

Questions about octanoic acid

What does octanoic acid mean?
Octanoic acid means caprylic acid.
What part of speech is octanoic acid?
Octanoic acid is a noun.

Words near octanoic acid in the dictionary

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

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