caprylic

[ kuh-pril-ik, ka- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to an animal odor:

   the caprylic odor of a barn.

Word History and Origins

Origin of caprylic¹

First recorded in 1835–45; capr(ic acid) + -yl + -ic

Example Sentences

It is advisable to employ the term rutic acid, as the older term is easily confounded with caproic and caprylic.

From Project Gutenberg

The caprylate of ethyl, erroneously termed caprylic ether, is a colourless liquid, with an agreeable odour of pine-apples.

From Project Gutenberg