caproic acid
/kəˈprəʊɪk/noun
mass noun
1- Chemistry a liquid fatty acid present in milk fat and coconut and palm oils【化】己酸。
1.1
- Alternative name: hexanoic acid; chem. formula: CH3(CH2)4COOH.又名： 乙酸; 化学分子式： CH3(CH2)4COOH.
派生词
caproate
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: caproic from Latin caper， capr- 'goat' (because of its smell) + -IC.