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caprylic acid definition

ca·prylic acid (kə pril′ik)

a fatty acid, (CH)(CH)COOH, with a rancid taste: used in the synthesis of dyes, drugs, perfumes, etc.

Etymology: capr(ic acid) + -yl + -ic

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