nonylicadj.
/nɒˈnɪlɪk/, /nəʊˈnɪlɪk/, U.S. /nɑˈnɪlɪk/ Chemistry.
Of a compound or molecule: containing a nonyl radical. nonylic acid n. = nonanoic acid n. at nonanoic adj.
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1866 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 134 Chloride of Nonyl..when boiled with potash yields hydrate of nonyl, nonylic or pelargonic alcohol.
1911 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 85 558 One of the saturated aliphatic carboxylic acids would be likely to satisfy all these conditions, and our choice finally fell on nonylic acid (pelargonic acid, C9H18O2).
1953 I. Heilbron & H. M. Bunbury Dict. Org. Compounds (rev. ed.) IV. 46/1 Pelargonic Acid (Nonanoic acid, nonylic acid, nonic acid, octane-1-carboxylic acid).
1972 Bottlers' Year Bk. 1972–3 373 Nonylic alcohol—Has a rose bouquet, and is sometimes blended with orange and neroli extracts.
1998 Jrnl. Vet. Med. Sci. 60 691 Effects of topical application of a capsaicin analogue, nonylic acid vanillylamide..on the arterial diameter in the ear skin were examined.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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