heptanoic acid

noun

the aliphatic carboxylic acid having seven carbon atoms, CH₃(CH₂)₅COOH; enanthic acid

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Meanings

nounheptanoic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrythe aliphatic carboxylic acid having seven carbon atoms, CH₃(CH₂)₅COOH; enanthic acid

Origin

From hept- + -ane + -oic.

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Translations

Finnish heptaanihappo
  • heptaanihappoCH3(CH2)5COOH
German Önanthsäure
  • ÖnanthsäureCH3(CH2)5COOH
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APA

heptanoic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptanoic%20acid

MLA

“heptanoic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptanoic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heptanoic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptanoic%20acid.

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