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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 lau·ric acid /ˈlɔrɪk, ˈlɑr-/

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 lau·ric acid /ˌlɔrɪk, ˌlɑr-/ 名詞
 月桂酸,十二烷酸

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lauric acid Chem., a white, crystalline substance, CH3.(CH2)10.COOH, resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from the fruit of the bay tree, and various other vegetable sources. The sodium salt (sodium lauryl sulfate) is used as a detergent.
 Syn: -- dodecanoic acid, laurostearic acid, dodecoic acid.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lauric acid
      n : a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural
          fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel
          oil) [syn: dodecanoic acid]