| Lauric | a. 1. Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis). [ 1913 Webster ] 2. pertaining to or combined with lauric acid, the 12-carbon member of the fatty acid series; combined with the acyl group of lauric acid. [ PJC ] |
| 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 ] |
