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caprylic

caprylic adjective: of or pertaining to caprylic acid or its derivatives; octanoic.

Adjective

caprylic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to caprylic acid or its derivatives; octanoic.

Origin of caprylic

See capric. By surface analysis, capr- + -yl + -ic.

Words formed from caprylic

Phrases with caprylic

Questions about caprylic

What does caprylic mean?
Caprylic means of or pertaining to caprylic acid or its derivatives; octanoic.
What part of speech is caprylic?
Caprylic is an adjective.

Words near caprylic in the dictionary

  1. caproyls
  2. capryl
  3. caprylaldehyde
  4. caprylate
  5. caprylates
  6. caprylic
  7. caprylic acid
  8. caprylin
  9. caprylins
  10. capryloyl
  11. capryloyls

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