lauric acid

2 definitions found

lauric acid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lauric acid \Lauric acid\ (Chem.),
     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.
  
     Syn: dodecanoic acid, laurostearic acid, dodecoic acid.
          [1913 Webster + PJC]

lauric acid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lauric acid
      n 1: a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural
           fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
           [syn: lauric acid, dodecanoic acid]