OCTANOIC ACID


Meaning of OCTANOIC ACID in English

/ok"teuh noh"ik, ok'-/ , Chem.

See caprylic acid .

[ 1905-10; OCTANE + -oic denoting an organic acid containing a carboxyl group, appar. after CAPROIC ACID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .