Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octanol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: oc-tanol
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic alcohol having eight carbon atoms, but especially the simple primary alcohol n-octanol; its esters are used in perfumery

Inflected Forms

octanols (plural)

Derived Forms

isooctanol octanolysis

Phrases

iso-octanol

Questions

What does octanol mean?: Any of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic alcohol having eight carbon atoms, but especially the simple primary alcohol n-octanol; its esters are used in perfumery

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