lauricadj.
/ˈlɔːrɪk/ Chemistry.
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.
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metaldehyde1841
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acraldehyde1864
propionic aldehyde1866
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1868 H. B. Jones & H. Watts Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 10) 730 Lauric acid is insoluble in water.
1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 680 Besides which there are small quantities of lauric aldehyd C12H24O.
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