💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lauric acid"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dodecanoic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aliphatic carboxylic acids having twelve carbon atoms; but especially n-dodecanoic acid (lauric acid). |
| lauronenoun | (chemistry) The ketone of lauric acid. |
| lauratenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of lauric acid. |
| lauramidenoun | (organic chemistry) The amide of lauric acid CH₃(CH₂)₁₀CONH₂ |
| lauroylnoun | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from lauric acid by loss of the hydroxy group |
| trilaurinnoun | (organic chemistry) The triglyceride of lauric acid |
| oleic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc. |
| monolaurinnoun | A monoglyceride, the monoester formed from glycerol and lauric acid, used as a surfactant and emulsifier. |
| laurinolnoun | (chemistry) Ordinary camphor. |
| palmitic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc. |
| laurinnoun | (organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids. |
| myristic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH, tetradecanoic acid, found in both animal and vegetable oils and fats; used in the manufacture of soap, cosmetics etc. |
| lauryl alcoholnoun | (organic chemistry) 1-dodecanol |
| laurethnoun | (organic chemistry) An ethoxylated form of the lauryl radical |
| palmitoleic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 16 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in the adipose tissue of all animals. |
| dilaurinnoun | (organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric diglycerides of lauric acid |
| fatty acidnoun | (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁COOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in natural fats. |
| monolauratenoun | (chemistry, especially in combination) Any salt or ester containing a single laurate group |
| lacceroic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) The saturated fatty acid having 32 carbon atoms |
| hexadecenoic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) palmitoleic acid |
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