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己酸

jǐsuān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 hexanoic acid; caproic acid

Examples

浓香型白酒的关键风味物质是己酸乙酯。
Nóngxiāngxíng báijiǔ de guānjiàn fēngwèi wùzhì shì jǐsuān yǐzhǐ.
The key flavor compound in strong-aroma baijiu is ethyl hexanoate.
己酸在自然界存在于某些奶酪中。
Jǐsuān zài zìránjiè cúnzài yú mǒuxiē nǎilào zhōng.
Hexanoic acid occurs naturally in certain cheeses.

Tips

usage
己 = 6-carbon in Chinese chemistry, so 己酸 is the 6-carbon carboxylic acid (C5H11COOH). Its ethyl ester 己酸乙酯 is the signature aroma of 浓香型 baijiu (Wuliangye, Luzhou Laojiao) — that pineapple-pear-cheese note.

Stroke Order

己 jǐ
酸 suān