hexanoic acid

hexanoic acid
noun
a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
Syn: ↑caproic acid
Hypernyms: ↑saturated fatty acid

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\\|heksə|nōik-\ noun
: caproic acid — used in the system of nomenclature adopted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

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/hek"seuh noh"ik, hek'seuh-/.
[1925-30; HEXANE + -O- + -IC]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hexanoic acid — hex·a·no·ic acid .hek sə .nō ik n CAPROIC ACID * * * hex·a·no·ic ac·id (hek″sə noґik) systematic name for caproic acid …   Medical dictionary

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  • hexanoic acid — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hexane + oic Date: 1926 caproic acid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hexanoic acid — /hek seuh noh ik, hek seuh /. See caproic acid. [1925 30; HEXANE + O + IC] * * * …   Universalium

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  • n-hexanoic acid — SYN: n caproic acid …   Medical dictionary

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