isocaproic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 4-Methylpentanoic acid, a carboxylic acid of five carbons with methyl substitution at the fourth carbon.

Word forms

isocaproic acid

Etymology

From iso- + caproic acid. From iso- + capr- + -oic and acid.

Related words

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