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Definition of Hexanoic acid
1. Noun. A fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats.
Definition of Hexanoic acid
1. Noun. (organic compound) caproic acid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hexanoic Acid
Literary usage of Hexanoic acid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1901)
"A better method of preparation consists in the condensation of the triethyl ester
of the trimethyl hexanoic acid described above (p. ..."
2. The Chrysokamino Metallurgy Workshop and Its Territory by Philip P. Betancourt (2006)
"The methyl esters of hexanoic acid (caproic acid, C6), octanoic acid (caprylic
acid, C8) and nonanoic acid (pelargonic acid, C9) were identified. ..."
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