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noun
A liquid fatty acid, CH3(CH2)4COOH, obtained from animal fats, and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and flavours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hexanoic acid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saturated fatty acid
History
From Latin caper (“goat”) because of its smell. From capr- + -oic and acid.
Across languages
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