LAURYL ALCOHOL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals

Synonyms:

1-dodecanol; lauryl alcohol

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lauryl alcohol" is a kind of...):

alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)

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