lauric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of lauric
1870–75; < Latin laur ( us ) laurel + -ic
Example Sentences
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The oil contains lauric acid, which gives it antiviral and antifungal properties.
From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024
To be fair, some saturated fats – such as stearic acid and lauric acid – have recently been shown to have neutral effects on blood cholesterol levels.
From US News • Oct. 14, 2015
But the same kind of evidence indicates that other saturated fatty acids such as stearic acid, found prominently in dark chocolate but also in meat, and lauric acid, found in coconut, may be innocuous.
From US News • Mar. 18, 2013
In the case of coconut and palm kernel oils, calculate to and report in terms of lauric acid in addition to oleic acid, clearly indicating the two methods of calculation in the report.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
The seeds contain about 14% of a fatty crystalline material which melts at 39°, and after saponification yields a crystalline, fatty acid that may be regarded as a mixture of lauric and muriatic acids.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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