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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A liquid fatty acid, C8H16O2, found in coconut oil and other fats and oils and having a rancid taste. It is used in the manufacture of dyes, perfumes, and fungicides.

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  • noun organic chemistry A fatty acid, CH3(CH2)6COOH, obtained from butter and other animal fats, and used in the manufacture of perfumes and flavours.

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  • noun a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[capr(ic acid) + –yl + –ic.]

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