caproic acid


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
caproic acid /kəˈprəʊɪk/
noun Chemistry a liquid fatty acid present in milk fat and coconut and palm oils.
– origin C19: from L. caper, capr- ‘goat’ (because of its smell) + -ic.
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