'Lauric acid' definitions:
Definition of 'lauric acid'
From: WordNet
noun
A crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil) [syn: lauric acid, dodecanoic acid]
Definition of 'Lauric acid'
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]