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lauric acid

DEFINITIONS OF: lauric acid

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

Synonyms:
dodecanoic acid
Type of:
saturated fatty acid
a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
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