| octet |
Literally, eight objects. Used to describe the tendency of main-group elements to have eight valence-shell electrons in their compounds.
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| octet rule |
OC-tet ROOL The tendency of an atom to fill its outermost shell. 35
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| octreotide acetate |
an antidiarrheal drug.
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| octopus |
A soft-bodied marine animal that has eight arms covered with suction discs. Octopuses are related to squid and cuttlefishes.
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| octet rule |
This states that "each atom in a molecule acquires shares in electrons until its valence shell achieves eight electrons".
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