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English > 1 sense of the expression caprylic acid:
NOUNsubstancecaprylic acida fatty acid having a rancid taste
English > caprylic acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils.
Broadersaturated fatty acidA fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms