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Lipids > Fatty Alcohols > Octanols > 1-Octanol
Organic Chemicals > Alcohols > Fatty Alcohols > Octanols > 1-Octanol

Preferred term

1-Octanol  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Alcohol, n-Octyl
  • n Octanol
  • n-Octanol
  • n Octyl Alcohol
  • n-Octyl Alcohol

Note

  • OCTANOLS is also available

Scope note

  • A colorless, slightly viscous liquid used as a defoaming or wetting agent. It is also used as a solvent for protective coatings, waxes, and oils, and as a raw material for plasticizers. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

History note

  • 98; use 1-OCTANOL (NM) 1981-97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020003

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