n. One of the
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. [ See Octa- ] (Chem.) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarbons (
a. [ L. octangulus eight-cornered; octo eight + angulus angle. ] Having eight angles; eight-angled. --
n. [ L. octans, -antis. fr. octo eight. See Octave. ]
n. [ Octa- + nucleotide. ] (Chem.) A molecule composed of eight nucleotide units bound to each other by phosphodiester bonds in a linear array;