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    HEXANOIC ACID

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goatsplay

    Synonyms:

    caproic acid; hexanoic acid

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("hexanoic acid" is a kind of...):

    saturated fatty acid (a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats)

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