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hexanoic

hexanoic adjective: of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.

Adjective

hexanoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic

Origin of hexanoic

From hexane + -oic.

Words formed from hexanoic

Phrases with hexanoic

Questions about hexanoic

What does hexanoic mean?
Hexanoic means of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
What part of speech is hexanoic?
Hexanoic is an adjective.

Words near hexanoic in the dictionary

  1. hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane
  2. hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione
  3. hexanitromannitol
  4. hexanoate
  5. hexanoates
  6. hexanoic
  7. hexanoic acid
  8. hexanol
  9. hexanols
  10. hexanone
  11. hexanones

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