a.
(Chem.), a white, crystalline substance,
a. [ L. laurifer; laurus + ferre to bear. ] Producing, or bringing, laurel. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]
n. [ Laurin + -ol. ] (Chem.) Ordinary camphor; -- so called in allusion to the family name (
n. Spurge laurel. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Min.) A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon. [ 1913 Webster ]