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ca·pryl·ic acid

(kə-prĭl′ĭk, kă-)

A liquid fatty acid, C₈H₁₆O₂, found in coconut oil and other fats and oils and having a rancid taste. It is used in the manufacture of dyes, perfumes, and fungicides. Also called octanoic acid.

[capr(ic acid) + -yl + -ic.]

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ca•pryl′ic ac′id

(kəˈprɪl ɪk)
n.

a colorless, oily liquid, C₈H₁₆O₂, with an unpleasant odor, used in perfumes and dyes.

[1835–45; capr(ic acid) + -yl + -ic]

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caprylic acid - a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils

saturated fatty acid - a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats

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