The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
octanucleotide \oc`ta*nu"cle*o*tide\ ([o^]k`t[u^]*n[=u]"kl[=e]*[-o]*t[imac]d), n. [Octa- + nucleotide.] (Chem.) A molecule composed of eight nucleotide units bound to each other by phosphodiester bonds in a linear array; as, a partial digest of DNA or RNA may include octanucleotides. See octamer. [PJC]