hircic acid

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of oily acid (a mixture rich in capric- and caproic acids) made from mutton suet, having an odor similar to that of a goat, used in the early days of the production of soap, and in soup-making. historical,uncountable
    — Hircic acid is the odorous principle of soap, made of mutton suet, and it exists in so very small quantity....Its smell resembles that of a goat

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Named by Michel Eugène Chevreul, a French chemist. First use in 1823
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