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Definition of Caproic
1. a. See under Capric.
Definition of Caproic
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or derived from caproic acid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caproic
1. having a goatlike smell [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caproic
Literary usage of Caproic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1870)
"caproic acid is dissolved by sulphuric acid without change in the cold, and is
again liberated on the addition of water. A concentrated solution of caproate ..."
2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1857)
"8 caproic Anhydride, caproic Caproate «= (C'WO2)2 Obtained by the action of
oxychloride of ; of baryta ..."
3. Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1850)
"caproic acid forms a colorless liquid, of sp. gr. .922 ; it has a feeble odor
... Capric acid much resembles the caproic ; it has a mixed odor of acetic ..."
4. Fownes' Manual of Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1878)
"There art eight possible forms of these acids, analogous to the eight pentyl
alcohols. and five of them are known, viz. : 1. Normal caproic or ..."
5. Wöhler's Outlines of Organic Chemistry by Friedrich Wöhler, Ira Remsen, Rudolph Fittig (1873)
"Its power to act upon polarized light is completely removed by heating it with
a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid. 6. caproic Acids. ..."
6. Elements of Chemistry: For the Use of Colleges, Academies, and Schools by Victor Regnault (1853)
"It is admitted that butyric, capric, caproic, and caprylic acid in butter are
... If, on the contrary, the butyric, capric, and caproic acids are to be ..."
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