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isocaproic acid

isocaproic acid noun: 4-Methylpentanoic acid, a carboxylic acid of five carbons with methyl substitution at the fourth carbon.

Noun

isocaproic acid (uncountable)

  1. 4-Methylpentanoic acid, a carboxylic acid of five carbons with methyl substitution at the fourth carbon.

Origin of isocaproic acid

From iso- + caproic acid. From iso- + capr- + -oic and acid.

Questions about isocaproic acid

What does isocaproic acid mean?
Isocaproic acid means 4-Methylpentanoic acid, a carboxylic acid of five carbons with methyl substitution at the fourth carbon.
What part of speech is isocaproic acid?
Isocaproic acid is a noun.

Words near isocaproic acid in the dictionary

  1. isocapnic
  2. isocaproaldehyde
  3. isocaproate
  4. isocaproates
  5. isocaproic
  6. isocaproic acid
  7. isocarboxazid
  8. isocatabase
  9. isocatabases
  10. isocatechin
  11. isocaudamer

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