( P ) Pronunciation
Key (lôr
k,
l
r-)n.
- A fatty acid, CH3(CH2)10COOH, obtained chiefly from coconut and laurel oils and used in making soaps, cosmetics, esters, and lauryl alcohol.
lauric acid
| lau·ric acid
( P ) Pronunciation
Key (lôrk,
lr-) n.
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| Source:
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the
English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
Lauric Acid
Lauric \Lau"ric\, a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or
laurel (Laurus
nobilis).
Lauric
acid (Chem.), a white, crystalline substance, C12H24O2,
resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from the fruit of the bay tree, and other
sources.
| Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Lauric Acid
n : a crystalline fatty acid occuring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil) [syn: dodecanoic acid]
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