'CH3CH210COOH' definitions:

Definition of 'CH3CH210COOH'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]