octoic

== English == === Etymology === From octo- +‎ -ic. === Adjective === octoic (not comparable) (chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling octane; used mostly to designate any of a group of acids including caprylic acid. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “octoic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.