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caproic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
caproic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or derived from caproic acid

Etymology

From Latin caper (“goat”), after its smell + -oic. By surface analysis, capr- + -oic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

aminocaproic caproate isocaproic

Frequently Paired Words

capric

Questions

What does caproic mean?
Of, pertaining to, or derived from caproic acid
Where does caproic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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