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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAURIC ACID

From Latin laurus laurel; from its occurrence in the berries of the laurel ( Laurus nobilis).
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PRONUNCIATION OF LAURIC ACID

lauric acid  [ˈlɔːrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAURIC ACID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lauric acid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAURIC ACID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lauric acid

Lauric acid

Lauric acid or systematically dodecanoic acid, the saturated fatty acid with a 12-carbon atom chain, thus falling into the medium chain fatty acids, is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAURIC ACID


arthrosporic
ˌɑːθrəˈspɔːrɪk
auric
ˈɔːrɪk
blastoporic
ˌblæstəʊˈpɔːrɪk
boric
ˈbɔːrɪk
chloric
ˈklɔːrɪk
chromophoric
ˌkrəʊməˈfɔːrɪk
equicaloric
ˌiːkwɪkəˈlɔːrɪk
euchloric
juːˈklɔːrɪk
fluoric
fluːˈɔːrɪk
folkloric
ˈfəʊkˌlɔːrɪk
Hathoric
hæˈθɔːrɪk
isochoric
ˌaɪsəʊˈkɔːrɪk
mastigophoric
ˈmæstɪɡəˌfɔːrɪk
megasporic
ˌmɛɡəˈspɔːrɪk
microsporic
ˌmaɪkrəˈspɔːrɪk
oosporic
ˌəʊəˈspɔːrɪk
peloric
pɛˈlɔːrɪk
pyloric
paɪˈlɔːrɪk
sophomoric
ˌsɒfəˈmɔːrɪk
thoric
ˈθɔːrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAURIC ACID

laureate
laureateship
laureation
laurel
Laurel and Hardy
laurel wreath
laurelled
laurelling
Lauren
Laurence
Laurentian
Laurentian Mountains
Laurentian Plateau
Laurentian Shield
Laurentides
Laurier
laurustine
laurustinus
laurvikite
lauryl alcohol

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAURIC ACID

acetic acid
acid
adipic acid
amino acid
ascorbic acid
carboxylic acid
citric acid
fatty acid
folic acid
gamma-aminobutyric acid
hyaluronic acid
hydrochloric acid
hydroxy acid
lactic acid
lysergic acid
nonessential amino acid
nucleic acid
omega-3 fatty acid
sulfuric acid
trichloroacetic acid
uric acid

Synonyms and antonyms of lauric acid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lauric acid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAURIC ACID

Find out the translation of lauric acid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lauric acid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lauric acid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

月桂酸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ácido láurico
570 millions of speakers

English

lauric acid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lauric एसिड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حمض اللوريك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лауриновая кислота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ácido láurico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাউরিক এসিড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´acide laurique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asid laurik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Laurinsäure
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラウリン酸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라 우르 산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asam lauric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

axit lauric
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லேசிக் அமிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लौरिक ऍसिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Laurik asit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acido laurico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwas laurynowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лауринова кислота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acid lauric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαυρικό οξύ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laurine suur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

laurinsyra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

laurinsyre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lauric acid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAURIC ACID»

The term «lauric acid» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.957 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAURIC ACID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lauric acid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAURIC ACID»

Discover the use of lauric acid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lauric acid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Principles of Orthomolecularism
The properties that determine the anti-infective action of lipids are related to their structure, e.g., monoglycerides, free fatty acids. The monoglycerides are active; diglycerides and triglycerides are inactive. Of the saturated fatty acids, lauric acid  ...
R. A. S. Hemat, 2003
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Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease
Until recently it was uncertain whether dietary lauric acid increases serum cholesterol levels (58,59). Previous studies (54,55) on different fatty acids failed to provide a solid answer. If lauric acid does not increase cholesterol levels, it could be ...
Valentin Fuster, Eric J. Topol, Elizabeth G. Nabel, 2005
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Proceedings of the World Conference on Lauric Oils: Sources, ...
... of coconut oil. The fatty acid composition of these two oils is shown in Table 4. Both oils have almost equal amounts of the main fatty acid, lauric acid (C12:0). Because of their high content of lauric acid, these two oils are called lauric oils ...
Thomas H. Applewhite, 1994
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Handbook of Preservatives
... Lauric diethanolamide; Lauroyl diethanolamide; Lauryl diethanolamide Definition: Mixture of ethanolamides of lauric acid Empirical: С16НззМ03 Formula: CH3(CH2)10CON(CH2CH2OH)2 Properties: M.w. 287.50; 1:1 type: wh. cryst. solid; ...
Michael Ash, Irene Ash, 2004
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Fats Are Good for You: How Saturated Fat and Cholesterol ...
"Presents information regarding the various roles played by fats and cholesterol in the body"--Provided by publisher.
Jon J. Kabara, 2008
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Solar Energy: New Research
Characterization of Capric Acid and Laurie Acid Mixture Both capric acid and lauric acid have high melting temperatures in their individual forms. Lowering of melting point may be achieved with different mol% compositions of the binary ...
Tom P. Hough, 2006
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Handbook of Data on Common Organic Compounds
... Lauric acid: 5296 Lauric acid anhydride: 5297 Lauric acid, benzyl ester: 5309 Lauric acid, 2-bromoethyl ester: 5299 Lauric acid, 2-bromo, methyl ester: 5300 Lauric acid chloride: 5319 Lauric acid, ethylene ester: 5302 Lauric acid, ethyl ester: ...
David R. Lide, G.W.A. Milne, 1995
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Nutrients and Foods in Aids
total fat as lauric acid (approximately 6.6% of calories.32 The upper end of this range represents approximately twice the amount of calories as lauric acid (i.e., 7 % of calories) as does the minimum. When developing lauric-rich diets for adults,  ...
Ronald R. Watson, 1998
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Advances in Food and Nutrition Research
saturated fatty acids. Palmitic and lauric acids were equivalent in their effects on serum lipoproteins, although the investigators pointed out that intakes of palmitic acid are much greater than intakes of lauric acid in typical diets in the United ...
‎1993
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Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2013: 5 Books in 1
Abstract[1] The strong bactericidal properties of lauric acid (C12:0), a middle chainfree fatty acid commonly found in natural products, have been shown in a number of studies. However, it has not been demonstrated whether lauric acid can be ...
Fred F. Ferri, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAURIC ACID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lauric acid is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Virgin Coconut Oil Pills Prove to be Suitable Dog Health …
Lauric acid, which is known to have several health benefits for humans and dogs, make up at least 40% of these MCTs. By ingesting coconut oil ... «Newswire, Jul 15»
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PNNL leads team on convincing bacterium to produce more lauric acid
By manipulating the organism's genes, the team was able to direct the bacteria to make less sugar and more lauric acid, a compound that can ... «Biobased Digest, Jul 15»
3
Scientists hijack light-loving bacteria to produce fatty acid
Scientists have directed a common bacterium to produce more of a valuable fatty acid, lauric acid, than it typically does. The achievement is ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
4
Food: Going cuckoo for coconuts means great cookies - Detroit News
These benefits of oil can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, and their respective properties, such as ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
5
Scientists hijack light-loving bacteria to make high-value products
(Nanowerk News) Scientists have directed a common bacterium to produce more of a valuable fatty acid, lauric acid, than it typically does. «Nanowerk, Jul 15»
6
Ending the Big, Fat Debate
Still others, like lauric acid predominant in coconut oil, remain the focus of unresolved scrutiny, with the jury leaning toward exoneration. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Are coconut health claims all they're cracked up to be?
In particular there is a lot of hype around lauric acid, a fat found in coconut, which is said to have cholesterol-lowering and immunity-boosting ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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Clever Ways To Use Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is rich in anti-microbial properties, lauric acid, and medium-chain fatty acids that strengthen hair, condition the scalp, and help to ... «Odisha Samaya, Jul 15»
9
Can coconut oil help you lose weight?
Proponents say that it contains a healthy type of saturated fatty acid (lauric acid) that your body quickly burns for energy. The oil extracted from ... «WPTZ The Champlain Valley, Jul 15»
10
Are you cooking with the right oil?
It's a good source of lauric acid, which has been shown to increase HDL or "good" cholesterol levels but there are plenty of kilojoules, so adjust ... «Good Food, Jul 15»

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