lauric, a. Chem.
(ˈlɔːrɪk)
[f. L. laur-us laurel + -ic.]
lauric acid, a white crystalline compound (C12H24O2) obtained from the berries of Laurus nobilis. Hence in lauric aldehyde, ether: names of compounds derived from this acid.
| 1873 Fownes' Chem. (ed. 11) 689 Lauric acid is insoluble in water. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 680 Besides which there are small quantities of lauric aldehyd C12H24O. |