lauric acid

English

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

Synonyms

• dodecanoic acid

Translations

saturated fatty acid

• Finnish: lauriinihappo
• Hungarian: laurinsav (hu)
• Russian: лаури́новая кислота́ f (laurínovaja kislotá), додека́новая кислота́ f (dodekánovaja kislotá)