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🥥 Relating to fatty acid ⚗️ A chemical compound
lauric

lauric

9.0
A chemical made from the fatty acid found in coconut oil and used in soaps
  • noun
  • /ˈlɔːrɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ácido laúrico
  • A good addition to your diet would be lauric acid, which is a saturated fat that is found in coconut and palm oil.
  • lauric acid

Examples

  • The industry is interested in sustainable fatty acids like omega-3 and lauric acid.

  • A good addition to your diet would be lauric acid, which is a saturated fat that is found in coconut and palm oil.

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  • The borax and washing soda will turn the stearic acid and lauric acid of Dove into sodium stearate and sodium laurate, respectively.

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  • Rich in lauric acid, it may also help increase 'good' HDL cholesterol.

Synonyms

laurate
vslauric
  • Specialized
9.1

Containing or made from lauric acid, a common fatty acid used in soaps

is used as the salt or ester or the acid itself in chemistry and industry
lauric acid
vslauric
  • Specialized
4.9

A fat found in coconut and palm kernel oil used to make soap and cosmetics

includes the salt, ester forms and broader industrial uses rather than just the pure acid

Compounds

lauric acid
  • Specialized
4.9

A fat found in coconut and palm kernel oil used to make soap and cosmetics

Surface Forms

lauric singular
laurics plural

Morphology

lauric = laurel (opaque) = laur + ic

The word contains the recognizable suffix -ic, but its base is a specialized botanical/chemical term and the chemistry sense is not readily predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Lauric as a noun also comes from Latin laurus, 'laurel', because the acid was first linked to oils of the laurel and similar plants. So lauric usually means the lauric acid itself or a salt or ester of that acid used in soaps and other products.