释义 |
lau·ric acid \ˈlȯ]rik-, ˈlä]\ noun Etymology: lauric International Scientific Vocabulary laur- + -ic : a crystalline fatty acid CH3(CH2)10COOH occurring in the form of its glycerol esters in the berries of the European laurel (Laurus nobilis) and especially in coconut oil and palm-kernel oil and used often as obtained from coconut oil in mixtures with other fatty acids in making chiefly metallic soaps, esters, and lauryl alcohol |