octyl
English
Etymology
octane + -yl
Noun
octyl (plural octyls)
- (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C8H17, formally derived from octane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
Derived terms
- cyclooctyl
- dioctyl
- isooctyl
- octylamine
- octyl gallate
- octylglucoside
- octylic
- octylisothiazolinone
- perfluorooctyl
- tetraoctyl
- trioctylphosphine
Anagrams
- cytol
Dutch
Etymology
From oct- + -yl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔkˈtil/
Hyphenation: oc‧tyl
Noun
octyl n (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) octyl