See Also: caprylic(dictionary)
caprylic acid(medicine)

caprylic (iou)



caprylic adjective. M19.
[from Latin capr-, caper, goat + -YL + -IC.]
Chemistry. caprylic acid, a liquid fatty acid present in butter and other fats; n-octanoic acid, CH3(CH2)6COH.
'caprylate noun a salt or ester of this acid M19.
'caprylyl noun the radical CH3(CH2)6; n-octanoyl; (cf. CAPRYL): E20.