capric acid

English

Noun

capric acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₈COOH, obtained from animal fats, and used in the manufacture of perfumes and flavours.

Synonyms

• decanoic acid
• decoic acid
• rutic acid (obsolete)
• rutinic acid (obsolete)

Related terms

• caprate

Translations

fatty acid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 癸酸 (zh) (guǐsuān)

• Finnish: kapriinihappo
• French: acide caprique (fr) m
• German: Caprinsäure (de) f
• Italian: acido caprinico (it) m, acido caprico m
• Russian: капри́новая кислота́ (ru) f (kaprínovaja kislotá), дека́новая кислота́ f (dekánovaja kislotá)

See also

• caproic acid
• caprylic acid