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hexanoic acid

DEFINITIONS OF: hexanoic acid

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n a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats

Synonyms:
caproic acid
Type 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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