octoic

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octoic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Octoic \Oc*to"ic\, a. [See Octo-.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, octane; -- used
     specifically, to designate any one of a group of acids, the
     most important of which is called caprylic acid.
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