lauric acid

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun lauric acid has 1 sense

lauric acid(n = noun.substance) dodecanoic acid - a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil); Array

is a kind of saturated fatty acid

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CIDE DICTIONARY

lauric acid,

a white, crystalline substance, CH3.(CH2)10.COOH, resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from the fruit of the bay tree, and various other vegetable sources. The sodium salt (sodium lauryl sulfate) is used as a detergent. [1913 Webster]

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