1. a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil); [syn: lauric acid, dodecanoic acid]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dodecanoic acid
n 1: a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural
fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
[syn: lauric acid, dodecanoic acid]