caproic acid
[ kuh-proh-ik ]
/ kəˈproʊ ɪk /
noun
an oily, colorless or yellow liquid, C6H12O2, with an odor like limburger cheese, usually obtained from fatty animal tissue or coconut oil, or synthesized: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavoring agents.
Also called
hexanoic acid.
Origin of caproic acid
First recorded in 1830–40; alteration of
capric acid
Words nearby caproic acid
capriole,
capriote,
capris,
caprivi strip,
caproate,
caproic acid,
caprolactam,
caproyl,
caprylate,
caprylic,
caprylic acid
British Dictionary definitions for caproic acid
Word Origin for caproic acid
C19:
caproic, from Latin
caper goat, alluding to its smell
Medical definitions for caproic acid
caproic acid
[ kə-prō′ĭk, kă- ]
n.
A liquid fatty acid found in animal fats and oils or synthesized and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.