【化】 月桂酸; 十二酸; 十二烷酸
【医】 月桂酸, 十二碳酸

[ noun ]
a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
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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.
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