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.

Origin of capric acid

1
1830–40; <Latin capr-, stem of caper goat (see caper1) + -ic

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capric acid

/ (ˈkæprɪk) /


noun
  1. another name for decanoic acid

Origin of capric acid

1
C19: from Latin caper goat, so named from its smell

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