octoic

English

Etymology

From octo- +‎ -ic.

Adjective

octoic (not comparable)

(chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling octane; used specifically to designate any of a group of acids including caprylic acid.
octoic acid

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “octoic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)