caproic acid
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin caper (“goat”) because of its smell.
Noun
edit- (organic chemistry) A liquid fatty acid, CH3(CH2)4COOH, obtained from animal fats, and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and flavours.
Synonyms
editCoordinate terms
edit- 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)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editliquid fatty acid
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References
edit- “caproic acid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “caproic acid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.