cap·ric acid (k p r k)n. A fatty acid, CH3(CH2)8COOH, obtained from animal fats and oils and used in the manufacture of perfumes and fruit flavors. Also called decanoic acid. [From Latin caper, capr-, goat (from its smell).] |
capric acid [ˈkæprɪk]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for decanoic acid
[from Latin caper goat, so named from its smell]
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| Noun | 1. | capric acid - a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling 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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