caproic acid

ca·pro·ic acid

 (kə-prō′ĭk, kă-)

n.

An odorous liquid fatty acid, C₆H₁₂O₂, found in milk fat and plant oils or synthesized and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and flavorings. Also called hexanoic acid.

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[From Latin caper, capr-, goat (from the acid's goatlike smell).]

caproic acid

(kəˈprəʊɪk)

n

(Elements & Compounds) another name for hexanoic acid

[C19: caproic, from Latin caper goat, alluding to its smell]

ca•pro′ic ac′id

(kəˈproʊ ɪk)
n.

an oily, odoriferous liquid, C₆H₁₂O₂, used esp. to make flavoring agents.

[1830–40; alter. of capric acid]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

caproic acid - a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats hexanoic acid saturated fatty acid - a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats

Translations

Capronsäure

kapronihappo