caprylic acid

English

Noun

caprylic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₆COOH, obtained from butter and other animal fats, and used in the manufacture of perfumes and flavours.

Synonyms

• octanoic acid

Translations

fatty acid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 辛酸 (zh) (xīnsuān)

• Finnish: kapryylihappo
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• German: Caprylsäure (de) f
• Portuguese: ácido caprílico m
• Russian: капри́ловая кислота́ f (kaprílovaja kislotá)

See also

• caproic acid
• capric acid