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Definition of "octanoic" [octanoic]

  • Of or pertaining to octanoic acid or its derivatives (adjective)

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Use "octanoic" in a sentence
  • "Perfluoro-octanoic acid belongs to the family of stable synthetic materials called perfluoroalkyl acids."
  • "(A) Acyltransferase activity was tested using [14C] octanoic acid transfer to either His-tagged proghrelin or GAM-proghrelin and the P2 microsomal fraction from HEL cells as an enzyme source."
  • "Results are given as the percentage of octanoic acid transfer as compared to control reactions lacking added competing acyl CoAs. doi: 10.1371 / journal. pone.0005426.g008"