Pharmacologic Substance
decanoic acid
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(capric acid) A saturated medium-chain fatty acid with a 10-carbon backbone. Capric acid is found naturally in the coconut and palm kernel oils as well as the milk of various mammals.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(capric acid) Saturated fatty acid with 10 carbons.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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