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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hydrocarbon (C8H16) obtained by heating octylic alcohol with sulphuric acid or fused zinc chlorid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) Any one of a series of metameric hydrocarbons (C8H16) of the ethylene series. In general they are combustible, colorless liquids.
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- noun organic chemistry
octene
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