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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A colorless compound, C3H5(C12H23O2)3, contained in laurel- or bay-leaves (Laurus nobilis) and in cocoanut-oil. It crystallizes in needles and melts at 45° C. Also called trilaurin and trilauric glyceride.

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