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caprylic acid
noun
- an oily organic acid, C 8 H 16 O 2 , with an unpleasant odor found as a glyceride in goat and other animal fats, and used in perfumes and dyes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caprylic acid1
First recorded in 1835–45
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