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Webster 1913 Edition

Octoyl

Oc′to-yl

,

Noun.

[

Octo

ic +

-yl

.]

(Chem.)

A hypothetical radical (

C7H15.CO.

), regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid.

Definition 2024

octoyl

octoyl

English

Noun

octoyl ‎(uncountable)

(organic chemistry) A hypothetical radical, C₈H₁₅O, regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid.