caproic acid









caproic acid


noun

  1. 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.

noun

  1. another name for hexanoic acid

n.

  1. A liquid fatty acid found in animal fats and oils or synthesized and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
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