ˈlȯ]rik-, ˈlä] noun
Etymology: lauric International Scientific Vocabulary laur- + -ic
: a crystalline fatty acid CH 3 (CH 2 ) 10 COOH occurring in the form of its glycerol esters in the berries of the European laurel ( Laurus nobilis ) and especially in coconut oil and palm-kernel oil and used often as obtained from coconut oil in mixtures with other fatty acids in making chiefly metallic soaps, esters, and lauryl alcohol