different between octoic vs octic

English

octo- +? -ic

octoic (not comparable)

(chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling octane; used specifically to designate any of a group of acids including caprylic acid.

From Latin octo (“eight”) +? -ic.

octic (not comparable)

(mathematics) Of the eighth degree or order.
- 1999, William Dunham, Euler: The Master of Us All, Mathematical Association of America 1999, p. 116:
  Unfortunately, an analogous attack on the octic polynomial becomes exceedingly complicated.

octic (plural octics)

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