Term Name: | methyl octanoate |
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Synonyms: | caprylic acid methyl ester, methyl caprylate, methyl octanoate, octanoic acid methyl ester |
Definition: | A fatty acid methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of octanoic acid with the hydroxy group of methanol. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:87432] ( EBI ) |