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capryl'ic ac'id


an oily organic acid, C₈H₁₆O₂, with an unpleasant odor found as a glyceride in goat and other animal fats, and used in perfumes and dyes. Also called octanoic acid.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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