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octenal

octenal noun: any of several isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having eight carbon atoms and one double bond.

Noun

octenal (plural octenals)

  1. Any of several isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having eight carbon atoms and one double bond.

Forms of octenal

pluraloctenals

Origin of octenal

From octene + -al (“aldehyde”).

Questions about octenal

What does octenal mean?
Octenal means any of several isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having eight carbon atoms and one double bond.
What part of speech is octenal?
Octenal is a noun.
What is the plural of octenal?
The plural of octenal is octenals.

Words near octenal in the dictionary

  1. octavofinals
  2. octavolateral
  3. octavos
  4. octaword
  5. OCTB
  6. octenal
  7. octenals
  8. octenary
  9. octene
  10. octenes
  11. octenidine

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