lau·ric acid 
(lôrĭk, lŏr-)
(lôrĭk, lŏr-)n.
A white solid fatty acid, C12H24O2, obtained chiefly from coconut and laurel oils and used in making soaps, cosmetics, esters, and lauryl alcohol.
[Latin laurus, laurel + -IC.]
- Indo-European root: dem-
- Indo-European root: demə-
- Indo-European root: dent-
- Indo-European root: der-
- Indo-European root: derk-
- Indo-European root: deru-
- Indo-European root: deu-
- Indo-European root: deu-
- Indo-European root: deuk-
- Indo-European root: deuə-
- Indo-European root: dhegwh-
- Indo-European root: dheigh-
- Indo-European root: dher-
- Indo-European root: dhers-
- Indo-European root: dheu-
- Indo-European root: dheu-
- Indo-European root: dheub-
- Indo-European root: dheugh-
- Indo-European root: dheuə-
- Indo-European root: dhghem-
- Indo-European root: dhgh(y)es-
- Indo-European root: dhreg-
- Indo-European root: dhreibh-
- Indo-European root: dhreu-
- Indo-European root: dhugəter-