Definitions
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 frombutter and otheranimal fats , and used in themanufacture ofperfumes andflavours .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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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