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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAPROIC

CAPROIC Ca *pro "ic, a. (Chem. )

 

Defn: See under Capric.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

caproic acid

ca pro ic ac id |kəˈprō -ik kəˌproʊɪk ˈæsɪd | ▶noun Chemistry a liquid fatty acid present in milk fat and coconut and palm oils. [Alternative name: hexanoic acid; chem. formula: CH 3 (CH 2 ) 4 COOH. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: caproic from Latin caper, capr- ‘goat ’ (because of its smell ) + -ic .

 

Oxford Dictionary

caproic acid

caproic acid |kəˈprəʊɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a liquid fatty acid present in milk fat and coconut and palm oils. ●Alternative name: hexanoic acid; chem. formula: CH 3 (CH 2 ) 4 COOH. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: caproic from Latin caper, capr- ‘goat ’ (because of its smell ) + -ic .