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From iso- + caproaldehyde.
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Today it means: Any isomer of caproaldehyde, but especially 2-methylpentanal which is produced by the enzymatic cleavage of cholesterol. Full definition →
From iso- + caproaldehyde.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.