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decoic acid

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de⋅co⋅ic ac⋅id

  [di-koh-ik]
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–noun Chemistry.
capric acid.
Origin:
dec(ane) + -o- + -ic
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capric acid

  [kap-rik]
–noun
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.
Also called decanoic acid, decoic acid, decylic acid.

Origin:
1830–40; < L capr-, s. of caper goat (see caper 1 ) + -ic
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Main Entry: cap·ric acid
Pronunciation: "kap-rik-
Function: noun
: a fatty acid C10H20O2 found in fats and oils andused in flavors and perfumes called also decanoic acid
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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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