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LAURYL ALCOHOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals
Synonyms:
1-dodecanol; lauryl alcohol
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lauryl alcohol" is a kind of...):
alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)