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Etymology

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From Latin caper (goat) because of its smell.

Noun

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caproic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A liquid fatty acid, CH3(CH2)4COOH, obtained from animal fats, and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and flavours.

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Coordinate terms

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  • caproate, hexanoate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)

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