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Answer for the clue "___ acid (perfume ingredient) ", 6 letters:
capric

Word definitions for capric in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from capric acid

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
OEnanthylous \[OE]*nan"thyl*ous\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed to be the acid of [oe]nanthylic ether, but now known to be a mixture of higher acids, especially capric acid. [Obs.]

Usage examples of capric.

Foster was run out of town more than once before he "perfected" a method and organization that permitted him to expand his capric cult.

Foster was run out of town more than once before he “perfected” a method and organization that permitted him to expand his capric cult.