Meanings
nounoctanal (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe saturated aliphatic aldehyde having eight carbon atoms.
Synonyms: octanaldehyde, caprylic aldehyde
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe saturated aliphatic aldehyde having eight carbon atoms.
Similar
octanaldehydecaprylic aldehyde
Also see
Origin
- Englishoctane
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Latinalcohol
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latinde-
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- GermanAldehyd
- Englishaldehydeclip.
- Englishoctanal
From octane + -al (“aldehyde”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Octanal
- Octanalsaturated aliphatic aldehyde having eight carbon atoms
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APA
octanal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octanal
MLA
“octanal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octanal. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octanal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octanal.
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