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nonanoic acid

[non-uh-noh-ik, non-]

noun

Chemistry.

  1. pelargonic acid.

nonanoic acid

/ ˌɒəˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: pelargonic acid.a colourless oily fatty acid with a rancid odour: used in making pharmaceuticals, lacquers, and plastics. Formula: CH 3 (CH 2 ) 7 COOH

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonanoic acid1

1945–50; nonane (< Latin ō ( us ) ninth + -ane ) + -o- + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonanoic acid1

C19: from nonane a paraffin, ninth in the methane series, from Latin ōus ninth + -ane

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