"lauric acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lauric acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₀COOH, occurring in coconut, palm and laurel oil; mostly used in making cosmetics and soaps Wikipedia link: lauric acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fatty acids Synonyms: dodecanoic acid Translations (saturated fatty acid): lauriinihappo (Finnish), laurinsav (Hungarian), лаури́новая кислота́ (laurínovaja kislotá) [feminine] (Russian), додека́новая кислота́ (dodekánovaja kislotá) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lauric_acid-en-noun-NMjYUGEJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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