[dek-uh-noh-ik, dek-] 
[kap-rik] | 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. |
| cap·ric acid (kāp'rĭk) n. A fatty acid, CH3(CH2)8COOH, obtained from animal fats and oils and used in the manufacture of perfumes and fruit flavors. Also called decanoic acid. [From Latin caper, capr-, goat (from its smell).] |
| dec·a·no·ic acid (děk'ə-nō'ĭk) n. See capric acid. |
capric acid cap·ric acid (kāp'rĭk)
n.
A fatty acid obtained from animal fats and oils and used in the manufacture of perfumes and fruit flavorings.
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