octosyllable

& s. [Pref. octo-, and Eng. syllable (q. v.).] A. As adj.: Consisting of eight syllables; octosyl. labic. "I call this the octosyllable meter from what I apprehended to have been its original form."-Tyrwhitt: Lang. and Vers. of Chaucer. B. As subst .: A word consisting of eight syllables. oc-troi (roi as rwa), oc-troy, s . [Fr., from octroyer=to grant, from Lat. * auctorico =to authorize, to grant; auctor an authority, an author.] 1. A tax or duty payable at the gates of French cities on articles brought in there. 2. A grant or privilege, as an exclusive right of trading, granted by Government to a particular person or company; a conce ion. 3. The constitution of a state granted by a prince. oc-tu-or, s. [Lat. octo eight.] Music : The same as OCTET (q. v.). oc-tu-ple, a. [Lat. octuplus, from octo =eight.] Eightfold. oc-tu-plět, 8. [OCTUPLE.] IMG:content-0230.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0231.png:[graphic] IMG:content-0232.png:[blocks in formation] H heating alcoholic ammonia with iodide of octyl. It is a colorle inflammable liquid, having the odor of fish. Specific gravity, '786; boils at 168°, precipitates metallic salts, and forms crystallizable compounds with acids. Insoluble in water.