| NOUN | substance | lauric acid, dodecanoic acid | a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut ... / coconut oil and palm-kernel oil) |
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| Meaning | A crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut ... / coconut oil and palm-kernel oil). | |
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| Synonym | dodecanoic acid | |
| Broader | saturated fatty acid | A fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms |
| Spanish | ácido láurico | |
| Catalan | àcid làuric | |
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