octanoic acid

[ok-tuh-noh-ik, ok-]

noun

Chemistry.

1. caprylic acid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of octanoic acid¹

1905–10; octane + -oic denoting an organic acid containing a carboxyl group, apparently after caproic acid

Example Sentences

How about, “aqueous solution of sodium octanoate, potassium octanoate, or octanoic acid and either glycerin and/or propylene glycol and/or a Polysorbate surface active agent,” also to kill germs?

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