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DECANOIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does decanoic acid mean?
• DECANOIC ACID (noun)
The noun DECANOIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats
Familiarity information: DECANOIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
capric acid; decanoic acid
Hypernyms ("decanoic 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)
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