lauryln.
/ˈlɒrɪl//ˈlɔːrɪl/ Chemistry.
= dodecyl n.; lauryl alcohol n. CH3(CH2)10CH2OH, a crystalline, low-melting alcohol which is obtained by reduction of coconut oil and whose sulphate esters are used in detergents.
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1915 P. E. Spielmann tr. V. von Richter Org. Chem. I. iii. 227 Lauryl ketoxine, (C11H23)2C:N.OH, m.p. 39°.
1922 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 44 2649 By reducing 100 g. of ethyl laurate with 85 g. of sodium, 200 cc. of toluene and 600 cc. of absolute alcohol, there is obtained 53 to 57 g. (65–70%) of lauryl alcohol.
1960 E. L. Delmar-Morgan Cruising Yacht Equipm. & Navigation xxiv. 231 Lauryl pentachlor phenol is..very effective [for rot-proofing canvas].
1968 J. A. Monick Alcohols iii. 174 A high-quality lauryl alcohol is currently produced by the same process used for n-decyl alcohol, namely, the catalytic reduction of coconut oil, coconut oil fatty acids, or their esters, under high pressure.
1968 J. A. Monick Alcohols iii. 175 Lauryl alcohol is also found in oils of lime and the flowers of Furcraea gigantea.
1972 Sci. Amer. Jan. 88/2 Experiments with lauryl sulfate, a common component of commercial detergents, showed that this substance would indeed break the mucosal barrier.
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