noun
a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
• Syn: ↑caproic acid
• Hypernyms: ↑saturated fatty acid
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\\|heksə|nōik-\ nounEtymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hexan- (from hexane) + -oic
: caproic acid — used in the system of nomenclature adopted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
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/hek"seuh noh"ik, hek'seuh-/.
See caproic acid.
[1925-30; HEXANE + -O- + -IC]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.