octanoic acid
American
[ok-tuh-noh-ik, ok-]
/ ˈɒk təˈnoʊ ɪk, ˌɒk- /
noun
Chemistry.
Etymology
Origin of octanoic acid
1905–10; octane + -oic denoting an organic acid containing a carboxyl group, apparently after caproic acid
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