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octanoic acid

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

noun

, Chemistry.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of octanoic acid1

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