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Definition of Capric
1. a. Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives.
Definition of Capric
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or derived from capric acid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Capric
1. pertaining to a goat [adj] - See also: goat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capric
Literary usage of Capric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"426 capric Acid ... and oxidation of oleic acid,6 as well as in the oxidation of
the higher fatty acids.6 The synthesis of capric acid has been effected by ..."
2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"When a solution of capric acid in absolute alcohol is saturated with hydrochloric
acid gas and precipitated by water, capric ether separates on the surface ..."
3. Physiological Chemistry by Karl Gotthelf Lehmann, George Edward Day (1851)
"Little is yet known regarding this acid in a state of purity, for what was formerly
regarded as capric acid was a mixture of capric and caprylic acids. ..."
4. Physiological Chemistry by Karl Gotthelf Lehmann (1855)
"Little is yet known regarding this acid in a state of purity, for what was formerly
regarded as capric acid was a mixture of capric and caprylic acids. ..."
5. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1862)
"... and the lower homologues of the acida to which it belongs are obtained ; by
moderating the [ the nitric acid, capric acid (HO ..."
6. A System of Chemistry of Inorganic Bodies by Thomas Thomson (1831)
"capric acid is solid, and has the shape of colourless needles at the temperature
of (12°. At 64° it melts into a transparent colourless liquid resembling a ..."
7. Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1850)
"capric acid much resembles the caproic ; it has a mixed odor of acetic acid and
the smell of the goat, and is very sparingly soluble in water. ..."
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