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hexanoic acid
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hexanoic acid [ˌhɛksəˈnəʊɪk]
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(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an insoluble oily carboxylic acid found in coconut and palm oils and in milk. Formula: C5H11COOH
[from hexane + -oic]
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Noun1.hexanoic acid - a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
saturated fatty acid - a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats


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The investigators found ethyl butanoate, ethyl hexanoate, linalool, 2-heptanone, ionone, 2-heptanol, hexanal, cis-3-hexenol, trans-2-hexenol and furaneol to be the major aroma compounds in Black Diamond.
Analyses indicated that the diverse reaction products resulting from the method of synthesis reported herein should comprise a family of copolymerizable molecules that collectively contain about 30 different combinations of vinylbenzyl and hexanoate groups on the various molecules, with up to approximately, seven of such groups combined on some of the molecules.
However, he described BHA drug regulations as "the strongest in the world" and argued that the alpha-hydroxyprogesterone hexanoate steroid given to Takeover Target inevitably boosts a horse's physical development.
 
 
 
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