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English Dictionary: lauric acid by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lauric acid
n
  1. a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
    Synonym(s): lauric acid, dodecanoic acid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lauric \Lau"ric\, a.
      Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel
      ({Laurus nobilis}).
  
      {Lauric acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline substance,
            {C12H24O2}, resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from
            the fruit of the bay tree, and other sources.
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