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octanol

octanol noun: any of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic alcohol having eight carbon atoms, but especially the simple primary alcohol n-octanol; its esters are used in perfumery.

Noun

octanol (plural octanols)

  1. Any of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic alcohol having eight carbon atoms, but especially the simple primary alcohol n-octanol; its esters are used in perfumery

Forms of octanol

pluraloctanols

Words formed from octanol

Questions about octanol

What does octanol mean?
Octanol means any of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic alcohol having eight carbon atoms, but especially the simple primary alcohol n-octanol; its esters are used in perfumery.
What part of speech is octanol?
Octanol is a noun.
What is the plural of octanol?
The plural of octanol is octanols.

Words near octanol in the dictionary

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

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