pelargonic acid

noun

pel·ar·gon·ic acid | \ ˌpel-är-ˌgän-ik-

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Medical Definition of pelargonic acid

: an oily fatty acid C₉H₁₈O₂ found especially in fusel oil and rancid fats and made synthetically by oxidation of oleic acid

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