caproic acid
[ kuh-proh-ik ]
/ kəˈproʊ ɪk /
noun
an oily, colorless or yellow liquid, C6H12O2, with an odor like limburger cheese, usually obtained from fatty animal tissue or coconut oil, or synthesized: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavoring agents.
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Also called hexanoic acid.
Origin of caproic acid
First recorded in 1830–40; alteration of capric acid
Words nearby caproic acid
Capriote, Capri pants, Caprivi Strip, caproate, cap rock, caproic acid, caprolactam, caproyl, caprylate, caprylic, caprylic acid
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British Dictionary definitions for caproic acid
Word Origin for caproic acid
C19: caproic, from Latin caper goat, alluding to its smell
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Medical definitions for caproic acid
caproic acid
[ kə-prō′ĭk, kă- ]
n.
A liquid fatty acid found in animal fats and oils or synthesized and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
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