iso-octanol

A form of isooctanol — 2-ethylhexanol, a fatty alcohol used in the manufacture of a variety of products.

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Meanings

nouniso-octanol (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of isooctanol.

    A train load of 350 tons of iso-octanol, a plasticiser alcohol, leaving the I.C.I. works at Billingham en route to Middlesbrough, for shipment to Australia, [...] the liquid is pumped from the tank wagons direct into a deep tank on board the vessel.

    1963 June, Modern Railways, page 371, photo caption

Origin

From iso- + octanol.

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APA

iso-octanol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iso-octanol

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“iso-octanol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iso-octanol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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