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

Word definitions for capric in dictionaries

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.]

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

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.