Octoyl

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Octoyl \Oc"to*yl\, n. [Octoic + -yl.] (Chem.)
     A hypothetical radical ({C7H15.CO.}), regarded as the
     essential residue of octoic acid.
     [1913 Webster]