lauric acid

lauric acid
noun
a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
• Syn: ↑dodecanoic acid
• Hypernyms: ↑saturated fatty acid

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\\ˈlȯ]rik-, ˈlä]\ noun
Etymology: lauric International Scientific Vocabulary laur- + -ic
: a crystalline fatty acid CH3(CH2)10COOH occurring in the form of its glycerol esters in the berries of the European laurel (Laurus nobilis) and especially in coconut oil and palm-kernel oil and used often as obtained from coconut oil in mixtures with other fatty acids in making chiefly metallic soaps, esters, and lauryl alcohol

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Chem.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C12H24O2, a fatty acid occurring as the glyceride in many vegetable fats, esp. coconut oil and laurel oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, detergents, cosmetics, and lauryl alcohol. Also called dodecanoic acid.
[1870-75]

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lauric acid /lörˈik/ noun
An acid, CH3(CH2)10COOH, found in the berries of Laurus nobilis, etc (also called dodecanōˈic acid)
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Main Entry: ↑laurel

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