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decanoic acid

[dek-uh-noh-ik, dek-]

noun

Chemistry.

  1. capric acid.

decanoic acid

/ ˌɛəˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: capric acid.a white crystalline insoluble carboxylic acid with an unpleasant odour, used in perfumes and for making fruit flavours. Formula: C 9 H 19 COOH

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of decanoic acid1

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Simon Heales, a clinical chemist at University College London, showed that decanoic acid increases mitochondrial numbers in brain cells9.

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