noun
a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
• Syn: ↑lauric acid
• Hypernyms: ↑saturated fatty acid
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\(|)dō|dek]ə|nōik-, |dōdək]-\ nounEtymology: dodecane + -o- + -ic
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/doh dek"euh noh"ik, doh"dek-, doh dek'-, doh'dek-/, Chem.
See lauric acid.
[DODEC- + -ANE + -O- + -IC]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.