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DECANOIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats
Synonyms:
capric acid; decanoic acid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("decanoic acid" is a kind of...):
saturated fatty acid (a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats)
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