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Lauric acid   Listen
noun
Lauric acid  n.  (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.
Synonyms: dodecanoic acid, laurostearic acid, dodecoic acid.






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Words linked to "Lauric acid" :   saturated fatty acid, dodecanoic acid



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