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capric acid definition

cap·ric acid (kap′rik)

a crystalline fatty acid, CH(CH)COOH, occurring as a glyceride in natural fats and oils, used in making artificial fruit flavors, perfumes, etc.

Etymology: < L caper, goat (see capriole) + -ic: named from its goatlike smell

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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