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capric acid

[kap-rik]
noun
  1. a white crystalline organic acid with an unpleasant odor, C10H20O2, found as a glyceride in goat fat: the esters are used in perfumes and flavors.
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Origin of capric acid

1830–40; < Latin capr-, stem of caper goat (see caper1) + -ic
Also called decanoic acid, decoic acid, decylic acid.
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British Dictionary definitions for capric acid

capric acid

noun
  1. another name for decanoic acid
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Word Origin

C19: from Latin caper goat, so named from its smell
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capric acid in Medicine

capric acid

(kăp′rĭk)
n.
  1. A fatty acid obtained from animal fats and oils and used in the manufacture of perfumes and fruit flavorings.
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