ˈcocin, ˈcocinin (Watts). Chem.
[f. coc-o + -in.]
A fat (glyceride of cocinic acid) existing in coco-nut oil. ˈcocinate, a salt of coˈcinic acid, a fatty acid obtained from coco-nut oil.
| c 1865 Letheby in Circ. Sc. I. 95/1 The oleine amounts to about 71 per cent., and the..cocine or cocinine, to 29. 1863–72 Watts Dict. Chem. I. 1063 Cocinin, cocinate of glyceryl, the..neutral fat corresponding to cocinic acid. |