ca·pro·ic acid (k -pr   k, k -)n. A liquid fatty acid, CH3(CH2)4COOH, found in animal fats and oils or synthesized and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and flavorings. [From Latin caper, capr-, goat (from the acid's goatlike smell).] |
caproic acid [kəˈprəʊɪk]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for hexanoic acid
[caproic, from Latin caper goat, alluding to its smell]
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| Noun | 1. | caproic 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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