caprylic acid


noun

an oily organic acid, C8H16O2, with an unpleasant odor found as a glyceride in goat and other animal fats, and used in perfumes and dyes.
Also called octanoic acid.

Origin of caprylic acid

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby caprylic acid

Medical definitions for caprylic acid

caprylic acid
[ kə-prĭlĭk, kă- ]

n.

A liquid fatty acid found in butter and other fats and oils and having a rancid taste; used in the manufacture of dyes.