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Decanoic Acid

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Noun

1. capric acid, decanoic acid

a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats

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Decanoic Acid

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white crystalline insoluble carboxylic acid with an unpleasant odour, used in perfumes and for making fruit flavours
noun
a white crystalline insoluble carboxylic acid with an unpleasant odour, used in perfumes and for making fruit flavours. Formula: C9H19COOH
. Also called: capric acid

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Decanoic Acid

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n.
A fatty acid, C10H20O2, having a rancid odor, obtained from animal fats and oils, and used in the manufacture of perfumes and fruit flavors. Also called capric acid.

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