| hydnocarpus laurifolia | (n) leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil, Syn. Hydnocarpus wightiana |
| lauric acid | (n) a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil), Syn. dodecanoic acid |
| cushion flower | (n) tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia, Syn. Hakea laurina, pincushion hakea |
| guama | (n) tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations, Syn. Inga laurina |
| jamaica honeysuckle | (n) West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit, Syn. yellow granadilla, Passiflora laurifolia |
| laurel oak | (n) large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil, Syn. Quercus laurifolia, pin oak |
| laurel sumac | (n) small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus, Syn. Malosma laurina, Rhus laurina |
| melchior | (n) United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973), Syn. Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior, Lauritz Melchior |
| sorensen | (n) Danish chemist who devised the pH scale (1868-1939), Syn. Soren Peter Lauritz Sorensen |
| Lauric | a. 1. Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis). [ 1913 Webster ] 2. pertaining to or combined with lauric acid, the 12-carbon member of the fatty acid series; combined with the acyl group of lauric acid. [ PJC ] |
| Lauric acid | (Chem.), a white, crystalline substance, CH3.(CH2)10.COOH, resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from the fruit of the bay tree, and various other vegetable sources. The sodium salt (sodium lauryl sulfate) is used as a detergent. Syn. -- dodecanoic acid, laurostearic acid, dodecoic acid. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ] |
| Lauriferous | a. [ L. laurifer; laurus + ferre to bear. ] Producing, or bringing, laurel. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Laurin | n. [ Cf. F. laurine. ] (Chem.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Laurinol | n. [ Laurin + -ol. ] (Chem.) Ordinary camphor; -- so called in allusion to the family name (Lauraceæ) of the camphor trees. See Camphor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lauriol | n. Spurge laurel. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Laurite | n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Min.) A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
