laurate

[lawr-eyt, lahr-]

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of lauric acid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laurate¹

First recorded in 1870–75; laur(ic) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

The acclaimed 1987 novel by Nobel laurate Toni Morrison is about an escaped slave who kills her infant daughter rather than allowing the girl to be returned to the plantation.

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The case drew worldwide attention as an example of how democratic reforms in long-isolated Myanmar have stalled under Nobel Peace laurate Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government, which took power in 2016.

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Sodium lauryl sulphate, isopropyl myristate, sorbitan laurate, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol: you’ll find all these in eczema products, but a quick internet search will make you want to know why.

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Whilst sodium stearate is insoluble in a 5 per cent. solution of sodium chloride, sodium laurate requires a 17 per cent. solution to precipitate it, and sodium caproate is not thrown out of solution even by a saturated solution.

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