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Word: Octanol
Speech Type: Noun
early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From octane + -ol
Any saturated aliphatic monohydric alcohol of the formula C₈ H₁₇ OH, of which many isomeric forms exist; especially (a) (also "n-octanol" or "1-octanol") the primary straight-chain isomer, CH₃ (CH₂)₆ CH₂ OH, or (b) (also "2-octanol") the secondary straight-chain isomer, CH₃ (CH₂)₅ CH(OH)CH₃, both of which are colourless odoriferous liquids used chiefly in the perfume and plastic industries.
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