Octyl

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

  Octyl \Oc"tyl\, n. [Octane + -yl.] (Chem.)
     A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential
     residue of octane, and as entering into its derivatives; as,
     octyl alcohol.
     [1913 Webster]