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CAPROIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caproic acid mean?
• CAPROIC ACID (noun)
The noun CAPROIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
Familiarity information: CAPROIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
caproic acid; hexanoic acid
Hypernyms ("caproic acid" is a kind of...):
saturated fatty acid (a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats)
Context examples
Caproic acid is found naturally in various plant and animal fats and oils.
(Caproic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
The lactic acid then was converted into caproic acid, which was further converted into decane.
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