Capric \Cap"ric\, a. [L. caper goat.] (Chem.)
   Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives.
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   Capric acid (also called decanoic acid), C9H19.CO.OH,
   Caprylic acid (also called octanoic acid), C7H15.CO2.H,
      and Caproic acid (also called hexanoic acid),
      C5H11.CO2.H, are fatty acids occurring in small
      quantities in butter, cocoanut oil, etc., united with
      glycerin; they are colorless oils, or white crystalline
      solids, of an unpleasant odor like that of goats or sweat.
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	decanoic acid
    n 1: a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an
         unpleasant smell resembling goats [syn: capric acid,
         decanoic acid]