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Definition of Caprylic acid
1. Noun. A fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils.
Definition of Caprylic acid
1. Noun. (fatty acid) A fatty acid, CH3(CH2)6COOH, obtained from butter and other animal fats, and used in the manufacture of perfumes and flavours. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Caprylic acid
1. CH3(CH2)6COOH;a fatty acid found among the hydrolysis products of fat in butter, coconut oil, and other substances. Synonym: octanoic acid. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caprylic Acid
Literary usage of Caprylic acid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1859)
"Bouis. У. Ann. Chim. Phys. 44, 122; 48, 99. Discovered by Lerch in 1844. Sources.
caprylic acid exists as a conjugated compound in butter from cow's milk ..."
2. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1870)
"The ethereal solution is agitated with dilute potash-ley, in order to remove
caprylic acid, and then dried over chloride of calcium. ..."
3. Physiological Chemistry by Karl Gotthelf Lehmann (1855)
"... acid is not produced during the decomposition of nitrogenous complex atoms.
caprylic acid. ... caprylic acid."
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