lauric acid

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lau·ric acid

(lôr′ĭk, lŏr′-)

A white solid fatty acid, C₁₂H₂₄O₂, obtained chiefly from coconut and laurel oils and used in making soaps, cosmetics, esters, and lauryl alcohol.

[Latin laurus, laurel + -ic.]

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lauric acid

(ˈlɔːrɪk; ˈlɒ-)

(Elements & Compounds) another name for dodecanoic acid

[C19: from Latin laurus laurel; from its occurrence in the berries of the laurel (Laurus nobilis)]

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lau′ric ac′id

(ˈlɔr ɪk, ˈlɒr-)
n.

a white, crystalline, fatty acid, C₁₂H₂₄O₂, occurring in many vegetable fats, esp. coconut oil.

[1870–75; < Latin laur(us) laurel + -ic]

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lauric acid - a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)

dodecanoic acid

saturated fatty acid - a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats

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