HyperDic: decanoic_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression decanoic acid:
NOUNsubstancedecanoic acid, capric acida fatty acid found in animal ... / animal oils and fats
English > decanoic acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA fatty acid found in animal ... / animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats.
Synonymcapric acid
Broadersaturated fatty acidA fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms
Spanishácido decanoico

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