(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:32:58

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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