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caprylic acid

noun ca·pryl·ic acid \kə-ˌpril-ik-\

Medical Definition of CAPRYLIC ACID

:  a fatty acid C8H16O2 of rancid odor occurring in fats and oils and used in perfumes—called also octanoic acid

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