Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lauric \Lau"ric\, a.
   Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel
   ({Laurus nobilis}).

   {Lauric acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline substance,
      {C12H24O2}, resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from
      the fruit of the bay tree, and other sources.

Source : WordNet®

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}]