lau|ric acid
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ric — ac·e·tu·ric; acid·i·met·ric; ac·i·du·ric; aero·met·ric; ag·a·ric·i·form; al·i·pat·ric; al·ka·li·met·ric; al·lan·tu·ric; al·lo·met·ric; al·lo·pat·ric; al·lox·u·ric; am·per·o·met·ric; am·phi·the·at·ric; an·e·mo·met·ric; an·iso·met·ric;… … English syllables
lauric acid — A fatty acid occurring in spermaceti, in milk, and in laurel, coconut, and palm oils as well as waxes and marine fats. SYN: n dodecanoic acid. * * * lau·ric acid .lȯr ik , .lär n a crystalline fatty acid C12H24O2 found esp. in coconut oil and… … Medical dictionary
lauric acid — lau′ric ac′id [[t]ˈlɔr ɪk, ˈlɒr [/t]] n. chem. a white, crystalline, fatty acid, C12H24O2, occurring in many vegetable fats, esp. coconut oil • Etymology: 1870–75; < L laur(us) laurel + ic … From formal English to slang
lauricacid — lau·ric acid (lôrʹĭk, lŏrʹ ) n. A fatty acid, CH3(CH2)10COOH, obtained chiefly from coconut and laurel oils and used in making soaps, cosmetics, esters, and lauryl alcohol. [Latin laurus, laurel + ic.] * * * … Universalium
Lauric — Lau ric, a. 1. Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel ({Laurus nobilis}). [1913 Webster] 2. pertaining to or combined with {lauric acid}, the 12 carbon member of the fatty acid series; combined with the acyl group of lauric… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laurus nobilis — Lauric Lau ric, a. 1. Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel ({Laurus nobilis}). [1913 Webster] 2. pertaining to or combined with {lauric acid}, the 12 carbon member of the fatty acid series; combined with the acyl group of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
