Found 2 items, similar to Lauric acid.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lauric acid lauric acid n : a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil) [syn: dodecanoic acid]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lauric acid 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]