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caproic

caproic adjective: of, pertaining to, or derived from caproic acid.

Adjective

caproic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from caproic acid

caproic meaning in Tamil

caproic in Tamil

கொழுநெய் வகையார்ந்த

Origin of caproic

From Latin caper (“goat”), after its smell + -oic. By surface analysis, capr- + -oic.

Words formed from caproic

Phrases with caproic

Questions about caproic

What does caproic mean?
Caproic means of, pertaining to, or derived from caproic acid.
What is caproic in Tamil?
Caproic in Tamil is கொழுநெய் வகையார்ந்த. See Caproic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is caproic?
Caproic is an adjective.

Words near caproic in the dictionary

  1. caproate
  2. caproates
  3. caprock
  4. caprocks
  5. caprofen
  6. caproic
  7. caproic acid
  8. caproid
  9. caproids
  10. caproiform
  11. caproiforms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: caproic (page history and authors); caproic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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