lauricacid
- lauricacid
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lau·ric acid (lôrʹĭk, lŏrʹ-)
n.
A fatty acid,
CH3(
CH2)
10COOH,
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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Universalium.
2010.